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National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Paula Widholm |
Chicago is Back on the Upswing "Live, work, play" has been downtown Chicago's catchphrase since 2000. In recent years it's been amplified by a surge in new high-rise condo projects, office skyscrapers and a new nearly half-billion dollar lakefront park.  |
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 January 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets |
The Belle of the Ball It's been a long wait for hotel investors, but finally their time has come. For nearly three years following 9/11, hotels were pretty much left out of the party as prices for other types of commercial property soared.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Ezra Fieser |
The Nation's Commercial Real Estate Capital? Washington, D.C., just might be the only commercial real estate market in the U.S. with bragging rights.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 Margy Sweeney |
Chicago's `Long, Flat Bottom' Downtown Chicago continues to bustle with construction activity. This is a good sign and also a scary one.  |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Hortense Leon |
Miami Makeover Attracts Investors Miami's newly minted reputation for integrity and efficiency in city government sparks an estimated $3 billion to $4 billion of new construction, ranging from condos to an office tower, in and near the city's downtown area.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Henry Springs |
Trumping the Chicago Market Overcoming many redesigns and a sickly office market, the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago is slated to rise between the Wrigley and IBM buildings in late 2007.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Ben Johnson |
Big D Big on Mixed-Use Buoyed by population growth that continues to outpace the rest of the nation, Dallas developers seemingly are in a race to break ground on a whole new generation of projects, each including a variety of mixed uses.  |
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 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 April 1, 2005 Alan Heavens |
Philly's Downtown Resurgence Downtown Philadelphia's renaissance offers a compelling argument that the region is primed for additional growth. Condos are hot and retailers are adding space, but office vacancies are high and likely to go even higher.  |
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 March 1, 2005 Kris Hudson |
Climbing Denver's Rocky Market The tech and telecom bust of recent years bloodied Denver with some of its highest vacancy rates and job losses since the late '80s. This year, local real estate and economic observers predict a long-awaited recovery.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Dees Stribling |
The Upside of Upscale Hotels The upscale segment of the lodging industry has earned bragging rights. It is the shining star in the eyes of hotel investors as 2006 begins, and for good reason: key measures of performance continue to rise, and supply is in check.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 Carol Tice |
Listless in Seattle In March, state economists warned that Seattle won't see any sign of recovery before late 2004. But some developers are looking beyond the current miasma and are planning major new projects that they hope will open to a brighter scene in two years.  |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Morris Newman |
San Francisco's Bipolar Office Market Riding a High Investors in the seemingly bipolar San Francisco office market appear ready to bounce back. After three years of slow recovery, downtown San Francisco is ready to relegate the tech fiasco to the past.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Robyn Parets |
Phase II of Hotel Recovery Now that Phase I of the hotel market's recovery is complete, with vital signs improving on all fronts, what's next? It may be a good time to buy hotels, but sellers are also reaping the rewards of escalating values.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 H. Lee Murphy |
Hotel Development Pipeline Swells Buoyed by strong occupancies and room rates, the hotel industry is poised to embark on its biggest construction binge since the go-go days of the late 1990s.  |
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 January 1, 2003 Walsh & Brickley |
Philadelphia Story: Betting on a Better Downtown A survey of the philadelphia property market: hotels, multifamily, retail, office, and projects under construction.  |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2004 Walter Woods |
When Will Atlanta Rise Again? While Atlanta's fundamentals continue to lag, the city is adding more structures to its famous skyline. Some new inventory has already come on line in early 2004, including the first of many possible towers at the Atlantic Station.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Hortense Leon |
Orlando Diversifies and Prospers Orlando has evolved into a dynamic and diverse economy with a bustling urban center undergoing $1.3 billion of new real estate development.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Ralph Bivins |
Midtown Houston Ignites Real Estate Recovery The area is benefiting from a surge of deals related to the light rail line that opened early in 2004, among other factors. Residential, commercial, and industrial property are picking up.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2007 |
Regional Outlook Cleveland: Big-Box Bonanza... Highlights by State... Fishers, Ind... International Beat... etc.  |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006 Chad Eric Watt |
Technology Triumph Regional boosters promote technology businesses to offset the low wages in the tourism and service sectors. That led to the creation of the Central Florida Research Park, a 1,027-acre, county-supported development east of Orlando.  |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Parke Chapman |
Midtown Manhattan: A Pillar of Strength The real estate market in Manhattan is finally emerging from a three-year slump. Office leasing is on the rise, hotel vacancy rates are tightening and luxury retailers are flocking to Fifth Avenue's midtown shopping corridor.  |
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2006 Laura Ellis |
The Nissan Effect Nashville's commercial real estate market is riding high on the automaker's announcement that it will relocate its North American headquarters from Gardena, California, to the Country Music Capital by the end of 2007.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Karen E. Thuermer |
Mega-Projects Give the District a New Look The dominating presence of the federal government in Washington, D.C. historically has helped ensure a stable commercial real estate market. But even by that standard, what's unfolding in the D.C. market is impressive.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Matt Valley |
Will Developers Spoil the Hotel Party? Atlanta -- the nation's fourth-largest hotel market with an inventory of 92,000 rooms -- serves as a microcosm of the bigger hotel picture. And there are signs that the pre-development pipeline is beginning to fill up.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Growing Supply Clouds Hotel Forecast Hotel investors are enjoying increased travel plus a shallow construction pipeline, a combination that's boosted occupancies. But are the seeds of another downturn being planted as developers scramble to meet occupancy demand with a flurry of new projects?  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2006 Carolyn Bilsky |
Midwest Moves On After a year of ups and downs, regional commercial real estate markets level out.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2012 Sara Drummond |
Hotel Reservations Lenders and investors have not checked in to smaller markets.  |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Christine Perez |
A Tale of Two Office Submarkets It appears Dallas is on the verge of another economic rebound, with nearly all of the new office development occurring in two key submarkets -- Downtown/Uptown and Far North Dallas. But too much new construction could push buyers to other cities.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Sibley Fleming |
Hotel Investors Celebrate What happens when hotel investors mix great property fundamentals, double-digit returns and an abundance of capital in a cocktail shaker of limited supply? The hospitality industry becomes the life of one big investment party.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Twin Cities Harbor Hidden Office Buys On the surface, the Minneapolis-St. Paul office market appears to be plodding along at a steady, yet unremarkable clip. But a closer look reveals a market that is bubbling with activity.  |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2003 Chapman & Valley |
Have We Hit Bottom? If, indeed, the U.S. is in the early stages of a long anticipated rebound, there were no signs of it in the commercial real estate industry in the first half. The most obvious trends were rising vacancies, falling rents and mounting loan delinquencies.  |
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 May 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Tenuous Office Recovery Boston's metropolitan market continues to lag the national office recovery -- and observers question if the market's near-term leasing momentum is sustainable. They cite two stubborn trends: an active mergers and acquisitions market, and a soft local economy.  |
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Christopher Palmeri |
Hike Your Odds On A Vegas Condo They're going up all over the Strip -- and not every project will be a winner  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2003 Mark A. Lunt |
Waiting for a Wake-Up Call Hospitality looks for signs of recovery as the economy remains uncertain.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Morris Newman |
Biotech Clouds Don't Obscure San Diego's Sunny Future Nothing in life is perfect, but the suburban office markets of San Diego County have little to complain about at present in spite of the tepid biotech sector, once the crown jewel of the area's economy.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Jeanne Lang Jones |
Seattle's Day in the Sun Because of the strengthening economy, vacancy rates and rents are improving in the Puget Sound's two largest office submarkets -- Seattle and Bellevue, a suburban city located on the east side of Lake Washington about a 30-minute drive from downtown Seattle.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Morris Newman |
Cashing In on L.A.'s Hot Investment Climate After a decade with very little new construction, the Los Angeles office market is noticeably tighter.  |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2005 Gary Gately |
Harbor Magic Spreads In City of Firsts Lower real estate costs and higher returns on investment in this secondary market have drawn investors far and near to some of Baltimore's most prized real estate.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Margaret Jackson |
Denver Gets on Fast Track Long haunted by the economic mood swings of the oil and technology industries, Denver's office market is at last experiencing steadily increasing demand fueled by healthy population gains and job growth.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 H. Lee Murphy |
A Taxing Situation Everyone loves to complain about high taxes -- it's practically the national sport. But for Chicago office building owners, the complaints ring particularly true.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2015 Patrick H. Ford |
Lodging Sector Update Hotel investment settles in for a long stay.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 9, 2002 Tony Wilbert |
Atlanta stalls as job growth dwindles If commercial real estate is to Atlanta what cars are to Detroit, then the engine is kaput, and AAA won't arrive for more than a year.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2008 Sara Drummond |
Regional Outlook Markets to Watch: Minneapolis-St.Paul... Boston High-Rise Market Tightens... etc.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 |
A Monthly Meter of Industry Trends Hotel properties are "in" again... Mall REIT sector enjoys a record-breaking August... Domestic migrants prefer Phoenix, Las Vegas, Atlanta... etc.  |