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National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Jessica Miller |
Office Properties: The Worst Could Be Ahead After hotels, the office sector is the biggest victim of the soft economy. And unlike the retail, industrial and multifamily sectors, experts predict that office fundamentals will continue to crumble before improvement begins some time in 2004. |
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2003 Parke Chapman |
A Supply Glut In the Office Sector Over the past two years, as office markets softened, industry pundits predicted that things would not get as bad as they did in the last recession because this time the market was not overbuilt. It looks like they were wrong. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Parke Chapman |
Finally, An Uptick in Office Rents Average rents nationally rose by 0.7% to hit $20.25 per sq. ft., up from $20.11 per sq. ft. at the end of 2004. In reality, scores of major office markets are still limping, and some won't make a full recovery for several years to come. |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Joe Gose |
The Office Investment Gamble Several office markets battered by the tech wreck that jolted Wall Street and led to a recession four years ago are still plagued by double-digit vacancies. But that hasn't fazed investors, who are generally paying more for properties today than they were in 2001 when the buildings were filled with tenants. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2010 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Opening Moves Today's office leasing game has a lot of action but no real progress. |
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 March 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins |
Fear of Commitment In an era of short production cycles and rapidly changing business models, the new mantra in corporate real estate is flexibility, which is often equal to, if not more important than, achieving the lowest occupancy cost. |
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. |
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 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 November 1, 2002 Jessica Miller |
Office Fundamentals Continue to Crumble Climbing vacancies and a sluggish leasing market continue to dog the national office market. |
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 February 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Capital Crunch As properties routinely sell at record prices, can large office landlords achieve rent increases to cover rising costs and dividend commitments this year? |
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. |
National Real Estate Investor December 3, 2003 Parke Chapman |
On the Cusp of an Office Recovery? The third quarter brought hope to the embattled national office market: Grubb & Ellis reports that the national office market vacancy rate has stabilized at about 18%, which could embolden landlords to cut back concessions in 2004. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2003 Gretchen Pienta |
Subleasing Solutions Use these strategies to effectively market and lease excess space. |
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. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2004 |
Smart Leasing Strategies Learn how office landlords are attracting tenants in slow markets. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Parke Chapman |
Rental Rates Reflect Slow Office Recovery Despite falling vacancies and limited new construction, the national office market is experiencing only a modest uptick in rents. For the impasse to be broken, leasing demand must increase -- and the only means to that end is jobs. |
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 May 1, 2003 Parke Chapman |
The Changing Brokerage Paradigm These are edgy times for commercial real estate brokerages. Office leasing volume is flat-lining, top brokers are switching firms and mergers are creating a new breed of mega-brokerages. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2011 Michele Lerner |
Office Investment Magnet Experts believe Washington, D.C.'s real estate fundamentals are in place to keep the local office market healthy for the remainder of 2011. |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Matt Valley Editor |
New office supply is like rubbing salt into the wound Many real estate brokers, developers, and lenders say this is a demand-driven recession, that the industry didn't overbuild this time. The reality is it's also a supply problem in two of the historically biggest job-growth markets, Atlanta and Dallas. |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Garden Variety Slump The northern New Jersey real estate market is limping through the murkiest economy in a decade. Occupancy rates across all property classes waned in 2002. Retrenching businesses dumped space on to a swelling sublease market, and prices for Class-A office space have softened. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2003 Karen L. Nickerson |
Has the Office Market Recovery Arrived? Company executives, analysts and investors have anxiously waited for the recovery in the office market to take hold. Has the bottom finally arrived and the recovery begun? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2013 Sara Drummond |
Stuck in Neutral Office leasing can't get up to speed. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg |
Recovery Remains in Infancy Stage With employment growing, office markets are slowly improving around the country. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2006 Brad Berton |
Office Towers Investors scale secondary markets as prices in this sector reach new heights. |
Inc. April 1, 2003 Martha E. Mangelsdorf |
The Space Race With office rents plunging, there's never been a better time to be a tenant. It's a prime opportunity for small business owners, whether you're looking for swankier space or cheaper rent. |
National Real Estate Investor January 19, 2004 Parke Chapman |
PricewaterhouseCoopers Subleases 800,000 Sq. Ft. in Manhattan's 300 Madison PricewaterhouseCoopers has signed a long-term sublease for 800,000 sq. ft. at Brookfield Properties' 300 Madison Avenue building. The $800 million deal is believed to be one of Manhattan's largest leasing transactions since 2001. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2014 John Salustri |
Think Big A recessionary mindset is squeezing the office market. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2007 Jennifer Norbut |
Today's Office Tenets Commercial real estate professionals share insights on leasing philosophies in their local markets. |
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 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. |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins |
It's A Jungle Out There The stakes keep rising for buyers hunting office properties in a crowded commercial real estate market. An excess of capital and persistently low long-term interest rates have given sellers the upper hand. |
U.S. Banker September 2008 John Adams |
After Job Cuts, Banks Start To Dump Office Space With banks shedding tens of thousands of jobs, many markets are bracing for a flood of available commercial space as leases are not renewed and banks try to sublease and avoid paying rent on empty cubicles. |
National Real Estate Investor July 9, 2003 Parke Chapman |
C&W: Manhattan Office Vacancy Ebbed In June Cushman & Wakefield reports on current conditions and outlook for the year in the Manhattan office market. |
National Real Estate Investor April 9, 2003 |
Los Angeles office market stabilizing? For the first time in months, the office vacancy rate for Los Angeles County has shown improvement, according to first-quarter statistics from Cushman & Wakefield. |
Inc. September 2004 Bobbie Gossage |
Real Estate Now With vacancy rates higher than they've been in 10 years, the optimal time to sign a lease is right now. Here are some things to consider before you negotiate, or renegotiate, a commercial lease. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Matt Valley |
A Total Return to the Basics Expect returns on commercial real estate properties to be powered more by income gains than price appreciation over the next two to three years as the super-heated investment sales market cools slightly. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2007 Pontius et al. |
Office Romance Private Equity and Commercial Property Briefs: Private equity power... The REIT direction... New competitors... What's driving local markets?... Sector to watch: Medical Office... etc. |
National Real Estate Investor May 27, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Chicago's CBD Vacancies Decline, But Troubles Persist Chicago's CBD office vacancy declined by almost half a percentage point during the first quarter, according to a report from CB Richard Ellis. Within the next few months, several large tenants will vacate substantial chunks of space. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Parke Chapman |
Drowning in Data Legions of analysts and data gatherers now provide a steady flow of information about occupancies, asking rents, sales per square foot, and so on for all markets and classes of commercial real estate. If this is transparency, it is of a highly murky vintage. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2003 Chesley & Novak |
Recovery Ahead? Commercial real estate waits for the economic green light. |
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, 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 June 1, 2006 Jennifer Popovec |
Lease Flexibility Standoff Despite all of the discussion about the changing needs of corporate America, only select tenants are able to wrangle flexible lease terms in this country. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2015 Beth Mattson --Teig |
Stalled Out Office leasing could use a charge in smaller markets. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2014 Robert Hand |
Lease Buyout Decisions This case study shows how to quantify and visualize risk. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2005 Edward J. Finn |
Steady Gains Despite economic uncertainty, the commercial real estate market continues its upward climb. |