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Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2013 Barnhill & Vestal |
Self-Storage Steps Up Investors find big returns in this unassuming asset. With solid past performance and upward trending occupancies and rental rates, self-storage has captured the attention of large institutional investors as well as regional and small investors.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2005 Marc A. Boorstein |
Self-Storage Fills Up REIT investors lock in solid returns with this niche product. However, while the self-storage segment continues to prosper, capital can retreat from the market as swiftly as it entered.  |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006 Alan L. Pontius |
Prescription for Success Amid the historic growth of office investment sales over the last few years, the medical office sector has shifted from a tertiary investment option to an annual $2.5 billion market.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg |
Advantage Institutions The modest rise in rates has eroded the profit margins of leveraged private buyers and strengthened the hand of institutions that pay mostly with cash. This year, pension funds plan to invest $59 billion in real estate in 2006, up from $51 billion in 2005, according to a new survey.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2014 Andrew Maguire |
Self-Storage Strategies Box up these acquisition considerations. In 2012, The Wall St. Journal reported that public self-storage real estate investment trusts outperformed their office, apartment, and hotel competitors.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Joe Gose |
Growth Prescription: Medical Office Real estate investors have discovered healthy returns in the decidedly ill health care industry. The allure of medical office buildings hinges largely on predictable occupancy patterns.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Mike Fickes |
Pension Funds Plan to Plow $14B into Real Estate in 2003 Occupancy may be down and sale prices high in many property types, but pension funds have big plans for buying commercial real estate in 2003.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2003 Barnhill & McCune |
The Self-Storage Transformation Once overlooked, this specialty property now is packed with opportunities.  |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg |
Loading Up on Warehouses At a time when businesses are straining to meet global competition, companies are demanding more state-of-the art warehouses. That is pushing up prices. In some markets, land is at a premium.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2005 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Office Market Madness Big money and aggressive investors chase real estate deals in unexpected places.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Is Senior Housing the Next Comeback Kid? Erickson, who is CEO of Baltimore-based Erickson Retirement Communities, has big plans. Currently operating 13 projects, he expects to go on a building spree in the next five years that will raise his total number of developments to 40.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Why Public REITs Are Going Private At a time when prices for quality properties routinely smash records, REITs have limited ability to match the bids of aggressive private buyers, which can use leverage of up to 100%.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Parke Chapman |
On the Menu: Secondary Office Markets The pricing delta between top-tier office properties in big cities and smaller markets may help explain why some investors are rethinking their strategies.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2003 |
2003 Real Estate Investment Survey Exclusive research shows resilient asset class remains hot despite weak fundamentals.  |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 Joe Gose |
Dispositions Dwindle REITs are less likely to be the net sellers they've been during the last few years when high demand for commercial real estate allowed office landlords to dump non-core assets or buildings in unfavorable markets.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 2, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Wells Continues Acquisition Spree Wells Real Estate Investment Trust has been busy this week. The unlisted office and industrial REIT spent over $245 million to buy two office buildings, including a 410,000 sq. ft. New Jersey office building and a 929,694 sq. ft. Minneapolis property.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Joe Gose |
Mega-Merger Is No Shur Thing A Public Storage-Shurgard combination would follow some $3 billion worth of recent friendly mergers in the self-storage sector. But Public Storage may have to increase its offer by 10% to 15% before Shurgard investors will force management to negotiate.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2009 H. Michael Schwartz |
Self-Storage Opportunities This niche unlocks its investment potential.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Medical Office Buildings: Remedy for an Ailing Market Developers and investors are discovering that health care real estate may be just what the doctor ordered for a slumping real estate market.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2005 Gretchen Pienta |
The Private Investment Pool Commercial real estate professionals help private investors dive into this growing market.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg |
Modest Improvement for Industrial Sector After three years of rising vacancy rates and plunging rents, industrial properties have begun showing modest signs of new life.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Matt Valley |
Is This the Year of Goldilocks in Commercial Real Estate? Economists refer to a "Goldilocks economy" as one that is neither too hot, nor too cold and is what a market analyst is predicting for the commercial real estate industry.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2007 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Minor Markets, Major Gains? Investors look to secondary and tertiary markets for class A products with higher returns. But real estate professionals in these smaller markets need to promote the market itself as an investment opportunity, not just the properties.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 20, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Inland Picks Up Six N.J. Properties Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc. has entered the New Jersey market, gobbling up six retail/mixed-use properties in the northern part of the state.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 4, 2004 |
Wells Sells Tampa Office Building for $31.2M One of the nation's most prolific buyers of office buildings is now a seller. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust has sold a four-story, Class-A office building in Tampa, Fla., for $31.2 million.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins |
Incentive for Dividend Seekers If real estate investment trusts are in a race to generate income for investors, health care REITs are the tortoises, pitting their steady and substantial dividends against the more volatile performance of other real estate asset classes.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2005 Darlene Bremer |
Evolution of a Company...And an Industry Out of a chance encounter, the business model that would become Public Storage, the self-storage REIT leader, was born.  |
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2003 H. Lee Murphy |
Enticing Returns It's a great time to be a seller of industrial property.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 Gose & Valley |
The Shopping Spree for Retail Real Estate While other investment bankers involved in M&A activity have been sidelined for the past three years as deals evaporated, the men and women who handle mergers and buyouts of retail real estate companies and properties have been busy little beavers.  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Location, Location, Location Ken Heebner's broader definition of real estate can mean opportunity for investors.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2004 Beth Mattson-Teig |
How High Can They Go? Investors pay top dollar to acquire premium office properties.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Nicholas Yulico |
Betting on a Rebound A surge in San Francisco leasing activity has propelled investors to pay record prices for trophy buildings in recent months. Skeptics wonder whether buyers are wise to bet on a recovery that may still be a ways off.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Nicholas Yulico |
Reversing Course, Institutional Investors Assume More Risk Institutions and pension funds are increasingly eyeing non-traditional real estate investments, such as senior housing communities and even distressed office buildings.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 |
A View From The Summit The problems facing commercial real estate CEOs at the dawn of 2003 are daunting. NREI tracked down five prominent CEOs to find out how they are handling the challenges facing their companies, their markets and commercial real estate in general.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2003 Mike Fickes |
Imagination at Work GE Real Estate, a unit of General Electric, continues to make aggressive strides in expanding its global real estate portfolio. And while real estate may not be the company's signature business, GE Real Estate has amassed a portfolio valued at $27.4 billion and growing.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2007 Pontius et al. |
Office Romance Private Equity and Commercial Property Briefs: Private equity power... The REIT direction... New competitors... What's driving local markets?... Sector to watch: Medical Office... etc.  |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Gove & Valley |
REITs May Be Hitting A Wall Although it's too early to call a solid bottom to the stock market, real estate experts and analysts generally agree that in the near term REIT shares are going to be fighting headwinds due to deteriorating real estate fundamentals and waning investor enthusiasm.  |
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 Stan Luxenburg |
Why Office REITs Are Building Again After several years of hard economic times, some REITs are accelerating development activities in strong markets. Increased hiring by corporate tenants is encouraging new building.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Beth Mattson-Teig |
A Crowded Net-Lease Market Heightened competition in the net-lease arena is prompting investors to dig deeper to uncover viable investment opportunities.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2001 Philip Kibel |
REITs Putting Self Storage on Investors' Radar Often overlooked by investors in the past, self-storage facilities are management-intensive businesses with a heavy capital component in the form of property...  |
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Full-Service Giants Bulk Up Within the past two decades, the nation's largest real estate brokerages have formed a variety of new service lines that include asset management, appraisal, consulting and mortgage financing.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Ben Johnson |
Enter the Virtual War Room In the rush to close more deals expeditiously, technology is finally playing an important role in streamlining the commercial real estate sales process nearly a decade after the invention of now everyday tech tools.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Chapman & Valley |
Rational Exuberance? Late last year, as conditions in the office sector declined and price tags for buildings continued to rise, industry pundits warned of a possible investment bubble. Still, it looks like the bubble remains more of a threat than a present danger.  |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2007 H. Lee Murphy |
Blazing Trails in Self-Storage Today, institutional investors are eagerly pouring equity into developing and acquiring self-storage assets. Much of this change has been engineered by Marc Boorstein, principal of MJ Partners Real Estate Services.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Parke Chapman |
Forecast 2005: Will Job Growth Finally Meet Expectations This Year? Economists and commercial real estate experts largely agree that U.S. job growth year-to-date can best be described as disappointing.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Joe Gose |
The Office Investment Gamble Several office markets battered by the tech wreck that jolted Wall Street and led to a recession four years ago are still plagued by double-digit vacancies. But that hasn't fazed investors, who are generally paying more for properties today than they were in 2001 when the buildings were filled with tenants.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Booth & Kanoff |
Value-Added Investing Is Gaining Traction A growing number of real estate investors are pursuing value-added opportunities, either by repositioning existing assets or undertaking new development. It's a bold approach that requires ingenuity, but which can generate big yields, ranging anywhere from 20% to 200%.  |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Garden Variety Slump The northern New Jersey real estate market is limping through the murkiest economy in a decade. Occupancy rates across all property classes waned in 2002. Retrenching businesses dumped space on to a swelling sublease market, and prices for Class-A office space have softened.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 23, 2002 |
Wells buys office tower for $157 million Capping off a year-long acquisition spree, Atlanta-based Wells Real Estate Investment Trust has closed on a $157 million Class-A office tower in Glendale, Calif. The 545,000 sq. ft. Nestle Building was bought from Douglas Emmett Realty Advisors, an opportunity fund manager.  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2011 |
Extra Space Storage Earnings Preview Extra Space Storage will unveil its latest earnings Thursday.  |