Pension Managers: Commercial Real Estate Bruised, Not Scarred
Mar 27, 2008
Concerns about the broader economy, a yawning bid-ask gap between buyers and sellers and scarce credit have created an incredible shrinking volume of investment sales so far in 2008. ...
Sales Slow in 2008, as Buyers Refocus on Fundamentals
Mar 5, 2008
Reis Inc.'s message from last week's fourth quarter 2007 capital markets briefing was, "Worry. Don't panic." The New York-based commercial real estate information firm confirmed that cap rates for commercial properties inched upward in the final stretch of 2007, and that deal activity slowed across all sectors. The trend is expected to continue in 2008, but the drop will be less dramatic than in the last half of 2007, said chief economist Sam Chandan....
Cash is King
Feb 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
After staying away from new acquisitions for the better part of 2007, Santa Monica, Calif. based REIT Macerich Co. started the new year with a bang. On...
Inland American Flirts With Acquiring Cedar
Jan 30, 2008
A slowing economy, declining property values and frozen credit markets were supposed to mean that this would be a year of one-off deals. But there could be at least one REIT merger in the works. ...
Land on Shaky Ground
Jan 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
Back when new development was proceeding at a fever pitch, entrepreneurial investors snatched up land parcels in areas poised for future growth. With...
Frozen in Place
Jan 1, 2008, By Jennifer Popovec
The credit crunch has had a profound chilling effect on investment for much of the retail real estate sector. When the crisis first began, players in...
It's Contagious!
Jan 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
When commercial real estate pros in the U.S. rolled out of bed on Monday, December 17, they were greeted with a shock: Centro Properties Group, an Australian...
Report from ICSC New York: Deal Making Slows, But Optimism Reigns
Dec 5, 2007
After a rough few months that saw the credit markets seize, a slowdown in investment sales volume and what's expected to be a holiday shopping season, the buzzword at ICSC's New York National Conference...
Editor's Letter: Credit Markets Crunch Commercial Real Estate
Dec 1, 2007, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
The industry has grappled with understanding the effects of the credit crunch since the summer. Up until now, the dominant view has been that the market...
Land on Shaky Ground
Nov 28, 2007
As the U.S. real estate market downshifts, a strategy that seemed like a sure bet a year or two ago--investing in land--suddenly isn't working out so well...
