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Financial Planning May 1, 2005 David A. Twibell |
Are REITs Too Rich? Real estate investment trusts have been standout performers. But after five years of market-beating returns, are they poised for a fall?  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Harvey E. Green |
Unfazed by Interest Rate Hikes Commercial property values have risen steadily over the past few years despite weak fundamentals across geographical markets and property classes.  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Location, Location, Location Ken Heebner's broader definition of real estate can mean opportunity for investors.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Tony Downs |
Where Are We Exactly in the Cycle? As the current economic expansion moves ahead in 2005, the key issue for real estate is simply this: Will the normal relationships between overall economic activity, demand for space, increasing demands for money, and rising levels of new property development prevail as in many past cycles?  |
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 October 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins |
REIT Values: In the Eye of the Beholder? This year, REIT shares are showing signs of vulnerability. While they continue to outperform broad indices such as the S&P 500, they have begun to fluctuate, suffering a 9% loss in August when investors became jittery over a drop in bond prices.  |
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2006 Jennifer Popovec |
Leaving Their Comfort Zone Enticed by commercial real estate's healthy returns over the past several years, institutional investors continue to plow increasing sums of capital into an assortment of property markets, but with a new international twist.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2006 Kenneth P. Riggs |
Changing Conditions The U.S. economy, while remaining relatively strong, is facing greater challenges than it has seen in more than two decades. Understanding commercial real estate's shifting dynamics is the key to success this year.  |
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 November 1, 2004 Nicholas Yulico |
Why Investors Are Still Betting on REITs So far this year, REITs remain hot. As of mid-October, the Morgan Stanley REIT Index had posted a total return of 17.8% year-to-date, while the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average were all in the red.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Parke Chapman |
Outbidding the German Uber-bidders Even though Germans are still chasing the top office properties and have even more money to plow into U.S. real estate, they are facing new competition from pension funds, REITs and other domestic buyers willing to outbid them.  |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Thomas MacManus |
Why Investors Are Still Flocking to Real Estate The flow of excess capital into U.S. commercial real estate is expected to continue as both domestic and foreign investors target the sector. Investment and hedge funds awash with cash to invest will continue to bolster liquidity in the sector.  |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Sam Jaffe |
The Aging REIT Craze Are we in the midst of a REIT bubble that, much like the dot-com bubble before it, is bound to pop?  |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2004 Michael Fickes |
State of the Industry The publicly traded real estate industry has weathered the first economic recession of the modern REIT era.  |
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 December 1, 2004 Anthony Downs |
Why Capital Inflows Could Accelerate American real estate markets have been flooded with capital from multiple sources that have profoundly affected market conditions. Surprisingly, this flood is not going to slow in the near future, and may even accelerate.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2012 Kenneth P. Riggs Jr. |
Shelter From the Storm Commercial real estate offers investors refuge amid economic uncertainty.  |
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.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2003 Gretchen Pienta |
Building a Powerful Portfolio Learn which commercial real estate vehicle provides a strong foundation for your clients' investments.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 14, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Cap Rates Continue To Wain, Reports Torto Wheaton Analysts and investors have been concerned about an apparent disconnect between the real estate capital market and space-market fundamentals for many months. Vacancy continues to increase nationwide, but cap rates have shown no sign of weakening -- until now.  |
Registered Rep. May 26, 2015 Brad Zigler |
Can REITs Sustain Their Gains? Since the so-called Taper Tantrum of 2013, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been taking their cues from the Federal Reserve Board.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Scott Farb |
Public vs. Private REITs Here is an in-depth look at the realities of REITs themselves and the economics of a potential investment.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2002 |
Q&A with Bob Lieber Bob Lieber, co-head of Lehman Brothers' Global Real Estate Investment Banking unit, shares his thoughts on the capital markets for publicly traded real estate and the industry as a whole.  |
HBS Working Knowledge January 9, 2006 Roger Thompson |
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate After several boom years, is commercial real estate ripe for another fall?  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2006 Scott Farb |
Top-Level Transactions U.S. real estate investment trusts and REIT-like structures worldwide are taking advantage of a highly charged environment to diversify and grow their portfolios. How long will this climate continue?  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2007 Kenneth Riggs |
Press Pause Despite strong market fundamentals, commercial real estate investors may want to sit back and review their options.  |
Registered Rep. May 27, 2015 Debbie Carlson |
REITs and Rates Some investors see the recent falloff in REITs -- down 1.43 percent year-to-date, and down 5.9 percent in April alone, according to the MSCI U.S. REIT index -- as a natural retrenchment.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Real Estate Portfolio July 2000 Elaine E. Derso |
Safe Harbors in a Stormy Sea Having been becalmed during run-up of the S&P 500 and, more recently, the NASDAQ 100, REIT stock prices may be on their way, at last, to approximating net asset values....  |
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 August 1, 2005 Anthony Downs |
Higher Risks, Lower Returns Continuing huge inflows of capital into the world's real estate markets are increasing the riskiness of almost all property lending in relation to its yields. Investors beware.  |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 David Bodamer |
Duck and Cover Concerns about REITs have some investors swearing off the sector.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2003 Christopher M. Wright |
Q&A with Jackson Hsieh We recently asked Jackson Hsieh, U.S. Managing Director of the Real Estate, Lodging & Leisure Group at UBS Warburg, to share his thoughts on the capital markets for publicly traded real estate and the economy as a whole.  |
Financial Advisor December 2007 Eric Rasmussen |
Trading Spaces? Though analysts concede that this year has been rough for REITs, they say the underlying reasons are more complicated than first meets the eye, and a lot of them have to do with credit.  |
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2006 Geoff Lewis |
Global Money Thinks Local The take-away from a recent international real estate expo is that global commercial real estate investors are directly competing with local investors. With all the global money pouring into commercial real estate, is there danger of a global bubble?  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Russell Wild |
REITs Go Global Welcome to the brave new world of international real estate securities.  |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 Morris Newman |
Sale of Arden Realty Follows Similar Pattern In a deal that again raises the question of whether Wall Street undervalues some publicly traded REITs, Arden Realty has joined the growing number of publicly owned real estate companies to be bought out by institutional investors.  |
Financial Advisor March 2004 Raymond Fazzi |
No Letup In Real Estate When the equity market sank during the three years leading up to 2003, investors were able to find some measure of comfort by moving money into REITs and other real estate investments.  |
Financial Advisor March 2005 Dorothy Hinchcliff |
A New Investment Frontier For financial advisors, international commercial real estate may be another way to diversity portfolios. REITs will broaden the shareholder base in global real estate and make it easier for smaller players to invest.  |
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 September 1, 2003 |
2003 Real Estate Investment Survey Exclusive research shows resilient asset class remains hot despite weak fundamentals.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Matt Valley |
Forecast 2003 As 2002 limps across the finish line, the men and women who run the commercial real estate industry are looking to the Middle East for hints of what 2003 will bring. Industry execs agree that until the Iraq conflict is resolved the economic recovery won't gain any substantial momentum.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2006 R. Scot Sellers |
A Force To Be Reckoned With An ever-increasing number of investors are realizing what those of us in the business have known for a long time -- real estate is a fantastic vehicle through which to create long-term wealth.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2005 |
2005 Investor Outlook A panel of leading REIT investors offered cautious optimism on the near-term health of the real estate market and little doubt about the long-term value of REIT investing.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2004 Hamid R. Moghadam |
Building on a Solid Foundation I am confident the publicly traded real estate industry is poised to continue its progress in becoming a vital component of every diversified investment portfolio.  |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2003 Michael Fickes |
Going Rates for Real Estate Cap rates have held despite weakening fundamentals, but how will rates be impacted in the second half of 2003 and what will that mean for shareholders?  |
On Wall Street February 1, 2013 Elizabeth Wine |
REITs Perform Well Despite Housing Market Woes Experts are banking on continued strong performance and cash flows from real estate investment trusts.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins |
Forecast 2006: Five Trends Driving the Industry What will be the greatest sources of economic stress in the coming year, and how will those forces affect the economy and shape demand for commercial real estate?  |
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.  |