Seeking Balance Between Capital Supply and Space Demand The U.S. commercial property market is facing an unprecedented wave of investment capital that portends increased competition for existing properties and capital for new development. That bodes…
Who Moved My Capital Source? Adapting to Change in Real Estate Investment Advisory Real estate investment advisors are skilled at foreseeing and adapting to changing conditions in markets that can affect property yields. It remains…
Real Estate Investment 2014: Balancing Prudence, Opportunity 2014 is likely to be a strong year for the commercial real estate debt and equity markets, in terms of deal volume and investor yields relative to many…
How is the Mobile Economy Affecting Real Estate Investment? As Internet wi-fi and smartphone cellular coverage enables people to work, shop and communicate more easily from anywhere, what impact on commercial real estate can we…
Five Steps to a Safe CMBS Exit Strategy The commercial mortgage-backed securities market is back, with investment levels not seen since the last market peak. Current yields are strong compared to many investment types, and…
Look beyond ‘bricks and sticks’ to fix CRE’s future As competition to close new commercial real estate deals heats up, so does the pressure to loosen credit standards, lapse into overly-optimistic underwriting and ignore the…
Construction debt casts long shadow over Banks’ CRE portfolios As 2012 comes to a close, the complexity of America’s real estate crash in the banking sector continues to unfold. Looking at the big picture, FDIC…
CMBS: Feeding the Elephant in the Room At the height of the U.S. property boom from 2005 to 2007, the allure of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) seemed without limit. During that 3-year period, more than…
Commercial Real Estate: Where’s The Payoff? Every economic contraction teaches hard lessons, and the Great Recession dealt punishing blows to the commercial real estate sector. Borrowers, lenders and investors bring different pain points and business…
Tale of Two Markets By all indicators, the U.S. economy will continue riding a “recession-recovery roller coaster” into 2012. The banking industry’s woes are well known, and of course, the recovery requires a solvent and…