When it comes to restructuring a bank or life company loan that...]]> “Challenging” would accurately describe the past few years in the hotel industry, ...]]> Today’s extremely low interest rates pose a danger to commercial real estate investors, ...]]> With needed construction projects proceeding despite the ongoing slowdown in the economy, nego...]]> On September 11, 2001, the confidence inherent in the American spirit was shaken considerably,...]]> Selling one property and acquiring several replacement properties in a tax deferred exchange c...]]> The commercial real estate investment sector has seen a strong increase in activity over the p...]]> In June 2010, President Obama sent a memo that proposed $8 billion in real estate cuts for the...]]> Transactions continue to pick up around the country across commercial real estate sectors, and...]]> The real estate bubble spanning from 2000 to 2006 was driven by a basic economic system: when ...]]> In today’s difficult economic times, it’s important for management companies and o...]]> Dealing With Receivers From A Tenant's Perspective

A significa...]]> REBusinessOnline recently interviewed Thomas R. McOsker, who runs the Tax Receivables...]]> With the nation’s banks sitting on between $1.2 and $1.3 billion worth of c...]]> Congress enacted the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (“FIRPTA”...]]> Retail commercial leases define the landlord/tenant union and govern all aspects of your tenan...]]> Many lenders are using note sales as a way of disposing of distressed loans secured by real es...]]> The number of professional designation, certification and accreditation opportuni...]]> Student housing has become an increasingly accepted investment within the real estate sector, ...]]> After personnel, real estate costs are typically the greatest expense for public entities. If ...]]> With an estimated $300 billion in real estate loans coming due in each of the next 5 years and...]]> It’s been a bumpy couple of years for Phoenix commercial real estate in general, but tha...]]> The most recent Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) draft of proposed lease accou...]]> September 14, 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of real estate investment trusts, or what is mo...]]> With traditional sources of capital unavailable, the EB-5 immigrant investor program has attra...]]> As consumer behavior expert and best-selling author Paco Underhill pointed out in his book Not long ago 90 percent occupancy in quality buildings was the norm. Rental rates were increas...]]> The lack of sale transactions continues to stifle the commercial real estate market and a reco...]]> Commercial real estate is a driving factor in the economy, but with the onset of the recession...]]> The commercial real estate recoverythat’s underway took approximately less than 2 years ...]]> If you’re a developer/owner, your first question when reading the title of this column i...]]> “Be Zen in Ten” should be the motto of the commercial real estate ind...]]> Commercial real estate transactions are harder to close today than perhaps ever before, but th...]]> A wide variety of loans secured with commercial real estate mortgages are in distress because ...]]> Excess is taboo, and green is in vogue. These converging trends will alter the office landscap...]]> One of the great challenges in a recessionary cycle is reconciling the apparent contradiction ...]]> Hospitality companies face complex tax issues that can strain resources and drain profits. Gra...]]> REBusiness Online recently spoke with Ryan Chapman, vice president of Johnson Capital in Irvin...]]> On May 5, the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and the CCIM Institute will be going ...]]> The Great Recession of 2009 wasn’t especially kind to the owners of commercial real estate assets...]]> Due to the current economic climate and withering demand from office tenants, landlords are seein...]]> There is no doubt about it: 2009 was a year filled with challenges and hardships elevated to heig...]]> All segments of the economy have been affected by the recent severe financial downturn, perhaps n...]]> Designing, building and operating multiple retail centers in a given market may seem like a count...]]> Troubled residential real estate loans have received a great deal of media exposure, and now bank...]]> The use of social media sites to market real estate has exploded during the past several months. ...]]> As we enter a 2010 that, with any luck, will be kinder than 2009 for commercial real estate, we a...]]> To put it bluntly, 2009 was one of the worst years for the industrial real estate market. Record ...]]> In the current market, should a potential seller hold or fold? For real estate companies, one of ...]]> On Tuesday, we published Part One of Carlos Lopez's piece about developers that sell retail c...]]> The following is Part One of a two-part article. Check back Thursday for the second half.
Last week, Geoff Faulkner listed some preventative measures to keep in mind when pursuing qui...]]> In the real estate industry, properties that have Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) as tenants are ...]]> Framed against a seasonal backdrop of busy New York City consumers getting a jump-start on their ...]]> Since September, the New York City Department of Buildings has been strictly enforcing the New Yo...]]> Condemnation of property – also known as eminent domain – has never been high on the ...]]> Ownership of real estate carries with it the threat of litigation from tenants, guests or even pa...]]> Although your leasing agent is an independent contractor, you really should think of him as an em...]]> Did you ever play kick the can when you were a kid? If you didn’t, don’t worry; real ...]]> The secondary impacts of a recession frequently create an entirely new set of difficulties beyond...]]> The construction loan market from 2000 to 2007 was extremely profitable for banks. Loan spreads w...]]> The dramatic growth in commercial real estate values that peaked in 2007 spurred a wave of develo...]]> While the hotel industry across the nation has been hard hit by the recession, the tough times ar...]]> Water is being fought over in Georgia and around the Southeast, and new laws in Georgia are chang...]]> Two words — potential and unknown — can be used to sum up the current state of the me...]]> Due to space constraints, the 2009 Chicago Roundtable was printed in edited form in the Octob...]]> The 2009 Chicago Roundtable was printed in edited form in the October issues of Shopping...]]> Everyone is interested in self storage these days. At a time when most product types in commercia...]]> According to the Work Design Collaborative, 40 percent of the American workforce will work outsid...]]> With vast amounts of land, financial and technical resources and access to trade corridors, New M...]]> The 2009 Southeast Retail Roundtable was printed in edited form in the October issues of Shop...]]> The 2009 Southeast Retail Roundtable was printed in edited form in the October issues of Depending on who you talk with, the troubled commercial real estate situation is  continuing...]]> Business owners in the southeastern United States are all too aware of the looming threat posed b...]]> The reasons that people choose to occupy one piece of real estate over another are legion. The us...]]> Ownership of real property consists of a bundle of rights and a bundle of obligations. Anyone who...]]>