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National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Condo Conversion Loans Raise Red Flag Concerns are rising that many condo conversion loans might sour, given the prospect of higher interest rates and overbuilt condo markets. Industry experts say conversion sponsors looking to turn a quick profit pose the greatest risk to lenders.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman	Condo-Conversion Hangover? Thanks largely to the continuing condo-conversion craze, sale prices of multifamily properties jumped 34% in the first 10 months of 2005. For 2006, however, the condo-conversion party is expected to wind down.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman	Vultures Circle Condo Market Although South Florida has become the poster child for the condo craze, other markets are experiencing plenty of construction activity. For vulture investors that structure their capital-raising efforts around a market collapse, timing is almost everything.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 Walter Woods	Post Properties Makes Move into Condo Market Having seen low interest rates and demographic shifts empty many of its rental units, the Atlanta-based REIT that made a name for itself leasing garden apartments is going condo.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Apartment Market Rediscovery In New York, apartment investors looking for deals may actually benefit from a slowdown in conversion-led apartment sales. The reason? Condo-mania has chiseled away at apartment yields.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005	Letters to the Editor Condo rentals will multiply... Hurricane victims express heartfelt thanks...
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Matt Valley	A New Phase in Condo Craze There's a new twist to the condominium development and investment boom. Single-family home builders are entering the condo arena due to changing demographics, greater difficulty finding available land on which to build single-family lots, and pressure to grow revenues.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 David Stockman	Condomania: Quality or Quantity? Letter to the editor: The "Condo Conversion Craze Draws Critics" article hit the mark on an important trend in today's real estate market.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Are Condos Risky? Looking to buy a condominium? Beware of fees, rules, rowdy renters, and condo price volatility.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Steve McLinden	Investors Undaunted by Excess Supply Apartments were a strategic investment target in 2004 and should remain so in 2005, even as occupancy and rental rates remain relatively flat in the shadow of a still-resilient single-family housing market.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Housing Wobble Lifts Apartment Industry Falling vacancies, rising rents and limited new supply have bolstered the apartment market in recent quarters.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2007	NAHB's Multifamily Market Snapshot A record number of empty residential rental units on the market, accompanied by sluggish job growth, dampens the outlook for the rental apartment sector through the end of this year.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2007 David Baird	Moving Into Multifamily Economic indicators look good for apartment performance and will tempt investors throughout the year. Opportunities for strong returns exist in several markets.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Anthony Downs	Six Ramifications of Higher Interest Rates Some market inefficiencies will occur, enabling opportunity investors to make deals. But conditions in real estate markets eventually will arrive at a new point of stability concerning interest rates, levels of activity and prices.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Joe Gose	Condo Hotel Wave Hits U.S. Again What's the attraction? Condo hotels can generate highly lucrative returns of 25% to 30% versus conventional hotels, which yield 10% to 12%. Pre-construction room sales also raise 25% to 40% in equity that ground-up projects need to secure financing.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2007 Parke M. Chapman	Q & A An interview with principal and urban lifestyle specialist at Chicago-based MCZ Development Corp.'s Christina Noelle about the risks and rewards of large-scale condo conversions in Florida.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2005 Christine Rombouts	Indulging in Luxury Investments Multifamily developers invest in this upscale market. Increased demand is also attracting developers from other real estate markets.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2010 Morgan Housel	Here's Why the Rental Market Is a Disaster Textbooks might say rental rates should have risen lately. Here's why that's wrong.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Joe Gose	Condo Hotel Chase Afoot The condo hotel industry is coming to grips with its first-ever construction boom. But more questions than answers surround condo hotels, including whether there is enough demand to support the proposed developments.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Charles Krawitz	Investment Outlook Grows Brighter For Apartments With rising interest rates, tepid job growth and stagnant wages, residential real estate has come under pressure. The answer for savvy real estate investors may lie in the multifamily market.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Matt Hudgins	Condo Workouts Breed Innovation Investors with unsold condominiums -- and their creditors -- are desperately seeking ways to cover debt service or unload their assets altogether.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2009 Linwood C. Thompson	Maintaing Value The economy slows the multifamily sector's progress, but strong properties hold firm.
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Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2010 Matt Hudgins	Multifamily Moves on Up The national multifamily investment market may have turned a corner in 2009, at least in terms of investor demand.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets	Why Condo Hotels Are a Hot Concept Why have condo hotels become so hot? For starters, developers can sell off hotel units prior to construction, enabling them to obtain construction debt and equity more easily than if they were building a traditional hotel.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Condo Converter Pays Top Dollar for Beachfront Hotel in Florida A former hotel property in Naples, Fla. is being converted into a $71.67 million luxury residential condo building. The beachfront hotel's former owner, Vanderbilt Beach Associates, originally marketed the property at 11000 Gulf Shore Drive to hotel investors.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 Steve Bergsman	Office Condo Capital A real healthy employment market typically fuels office development, but in the Phoenix area an entirely new phenomenon has occurred. While general office construction has been in the doldrums, strong job growth has led to a boom in office condo construction.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Steve McLinden	Space Crunch In a city facing one of the most profound real estate challenges in modern history, the opportunities and impasses seem to square off against one another in almost every neighborhood, and the New Orleans-area multifamily sector is no exception.
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.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 John B. Levy	CMBS Issuance in U.S. Breaks Another Record A general weakness in corporate bond yields, exacerbated by the performance of the auto sector led to sharply wider CMBS spreads. Investors seem reluctant to buy until spreads widen a bit further.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Beth Mattson-Teig	Shopping the Secondary Markets As prices continue to soar in top metros such as Chicago and New York, more and more buyers are pursuing higher returns in secondary markets. Cap rates in primary markets range between 4% and 6% compared to cap rates ranging from 5% to 8% in secondary cities.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Beth Mattson-Teig	Encore Performance? Mortgage bankers are hoping that 2006 will be a repeat performance of 2005 -- a phenomenal year for commercial and multifamily mortgage originations. But whether those expectations materialize depends largely on interest rates.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2012 Sara Drummond	Residential Resurgence? A recovering housing market may lift all boats -- including commercial real estate.
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Financial Advisor June 2006 Gail Liberman	Cooling Off Rising interest rates and hurricanes may have caused Florida's real estate market to peak. Is it time for your clients to take the plunge and relocate to the state?
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2006 Allison Landa	Building Outside the Box The apartment REIT AvalonBay strives to diversify its portfolio and expand clientele in competitive markets.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Morris Newman	Barry Shy's Gamble In a deal touted as the largest adaptive reuse project in downtown Los Angeles, local multifamily developer Barry Shy has paid $75 million for a block in the city's Broadway-Spring district, an elephant's graveyard of earlier attempts at redevelopment.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	WCI Surprises No One The condo bubble casualty warns -- but it had to end this way. A lot of factors are coming into play here -- and none of them are encouraging. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Should You Go Condo for College? Overall, buying a home for your college kids to live in isn't the path to quick riches that it once was. As a way to keep costs down and introduce students to the realities of adult finance, however, it's still worth considering.
National Real Estate Investor August 20, 2003	Griffin Plans $20M Tower in Atlanta The Griffin Co. is planning an 11-story, Class-A office condo building in the heart of Atlanta. The 1.6-acre tract was acquired in May from CLC Enterprises and the company will start construction of the $20 million, 145,000 sq. ft. building in the first quarter of 2004.
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