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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. |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Matt Valley |
Q&A An interview with David Cobb, the recently hired president and CEO of BentleyForbes. He will spearhead the growth of the privately owned firm's $1 billion real estate portfolio. |
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 January 1, 2005 |
Q & A Torreon Capital executive Rex Paine speaks about his mezzanine financing company's strategy, its role in the development process, and its perspective on commercial real estate. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2004 Parke Chapman |
Andrew Wood: Ochtar Capital Seeks High Yields from Far-Flung Markets NREI interviewed the new COO of Ochtar Capital, a private equity real estate investment firm, to gain more insight into the fund of global assets that Ochtar now manages. |
National Real Estate Investor May 2, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Wells Continues Acquisition Spree Wells Real Estate Investment Trust has been busy this week. The unlisted office and industrial REIT spent over $245 million to buy two office buildings, including a 410,000 sq. ft. New Jersey office building and a 929,694 sq. ft. Minneapolis property. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Parke Chapman |
A Sellers' Conundrum Selling quality commercial real estate into the current market is pretty simple, as REITs have proven over the past few years. But profit-taking sellers soon become buyers, and this part of the equation is far more arduous. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2003 |
American Financial Buys $769 Million Office Portfolio Fresh after its IPO last week, American Financial Realty Trust has purchased 158 properties from Bank of America Corp. for nearly $800 million. The 8.1 million sq. ft. portfolio consists of office buildings, banking and operations centers scattered throughout 19 states. |
National Real Estate Investor September 23, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Office REIT Stung By Competitive Manhattan Market A decision last week by law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft to lease 450,000 sq. ft. at One World Financial Center was terrific news for lower Manhattan and WFC landlord Brookfield Properties, but quite the opposite for Boston Properties. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2009 Brian Orelli |
The Berkshire of Health Care Johnson & Johnson is becoming the Berkshire Hathaway of health care. In addition to its usual M.O. of bolt-on acquisitions, the health-care giant has recently taken some equity stakes in smaller drug companies. |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2005 Joe Gose |
Why Office Owners Can't Resist the Quick Flip Are private investment funds turning into short-term holders of office assets in return for fast profits, or are they simply taking full advantage of the wide-open capital spigot that's flooding the property markets? |
National Real Estate Investor October 30, 2002 Parke Chapman |
Fifth Avenue office tower sells for $611 per sq. ft. Chicago-based Walton Street Capital bought the Midtown Manhattan office building. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Parke Chapman |
Going Coastal During a recent REIT conference, industry professionals address why institutional investors are pouring money into coastal cities |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Nate Parmelee |
Busy Times at Equity Inns Property acquisitions and changes in debt structure are positive signs for the hotel real estate investment trust. Management is building a solid company in an industry that is coming out of a difficult period. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2004 |
Equity One Buys Florida Shopping Center for $21.98 Million Equity One, a shopping center REIT, has purchased the Medical & Merchants at San Pablo Shopping Center in Jacksonville, Fla., for $21.98 million. |
National Real Estate Investor December 3, 2002 Parke Chapman |
Boston Properties to sell Midtown building Global Holdings Inc. has agreed to buy the 29-story, Class-A office building. The sale will allow the Boston-based REIT to pare down its debt. |
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. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2004 Michael Fickes |
Chaim Katzman, the fuel behind Equity One's growth When Chaim Katzman took Equity One, Inc. public in 1998, he started with nothing more than a handful of grocery-anchored shopping centers. Today, Equity One owns 182 centers in the fastest growing metropolitan areas of 12 southern U.S. states. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2005 Michael Fickes |
Buy or Build In today's market, are REITs better off using acquisitions or development to fuel growth? |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Mike Fickes |
1031 Exchanges Do More Than Save Taxes In a 1031 exchange, owners defer the capital gains tax they typically pay in a property sale. This article discusses strategies and pitfalls. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Joe Gose |
Connecting Technology with Tenants Office building owners over the last three years have had little choice but to become models of operating efficiency to weather the economic downturn. |
Entrepreneur September 2004 Dian Vujovich |
Way to Grow Large-cap growth funds may not sound exciting, but there's a solid place for them in a diversified portfolio. This fund uses a computer model to pick its winners. |
National Real Estate Investor November 25, 2002 Parke Chapman |
Wells buys $345 million D.C. office complex Wells Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired a pair of Class-A, office buildings in the heart of Washington, D.C. |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2004 Michael Fickes |
Developing DDR's Growth Strategy According to Scott A. Wolstein, growth at Developers Diversified Realty has come from a strategy that goes beyond traditional acquisitions and includes active development and aggressive financial management. |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Sibley Fleming |
Q & A An interview with Russell Appel, founder of The Praedium Group, on his strategy of buying underperforming real estate assets in middle markets, turning them around and selling them for a profit. |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Parke Chapman |
On the Menu: Secondary Office Markets The pricing delta between top-tier office properties in big cities and smaller markets may help explain why some investors are rethinking their strategies. |
National Real Estate Investor January 12, 2004 |
Reckson Closes Purchase of 1185 Avenue of the Americas New York office REIT Reckson Associates has completed its acquisition of 1185 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. The 1.1 million sq. ft., Class-A property was purchased for $321 million. |
National Real Estate Investor January 9, 2004 |
Silicon Valley Property Trades for More Than $100M Despite San Jose's status as one of the nation's weakest office markets, the city's Opus Center has been sold to Equity Office Properties Trust for $103 million. The sale price translates into about $300 per sq. ft. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Lure of Private Equity -- Part 2 As one can infer from the increasing trend toward private equity investments, the use of private equity provides advantages over other methods of raising corporate capital. |
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
HRPT Has Rich Payouts, Too HRPT Properties Trust may offer more than a strong yield. Investors, take note. |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2004 Michael Fickes |
Stephen L. Green Made in Manhattan Since going public in 1997, the SL Green portfolio has grown from 2 million square feet to 15 million square feet. Revenues reached $309 million at the end of 2003, a 30 percent increase for the year. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Lure of Private Equity The fact that private equity deals have become commonplace shows that private equity provides benefits to investors as well as to companies and their corporate managers. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Matt Valley |
Q & A An interview with the CEO of Benchmark Assisted Living on the significance of their joint venture with Kuwait Finance House (KFH), a sophisticated international player whose U.S. real estate holdings are valued in the billions of dollars. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2007 Dees Stribling |
The Year of the Deal, Interrupted 2007 was a big year for REIT privatizations, until the credit crunch hit. What's next for M&A in the REIT industry? |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 |
Deals & Projects Younan Properties has acquired Norfolk Tower, a 206,680 sq. ft. Class-A highrise... The joint venture between Colliers ABR and AEW Capital Management has purchased the 22-story office tower at 119 West 40th Street... etc. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2003 Matthew Monroe |
General Growth's Growth Spurt In the 10 years since General Growth Properties went public it has executed a consistent game plan: gain market share through acquisitions, and redevelop under-performing properties. |
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2006 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Squeezing Profits Out of Shopping Centers Huge demand for retail -- and commercial real estate properties in general -- has compressed cap rates. So, how are asset managers squeezing more profits out of their retail assets? |
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 |
Q & A David St. Pierre, president of Legacy Capital Partners, talks about his idea to create a private equity fund focusing on investment for the long-term and the opportunity to bring developers a capital source consistent with their strategy. |
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2006 Joe Gose |
Private Equity's Buying Binge Real estate private equity funds are on a frantic hunt for inefficiency. Bursting with cash and acutely aware that a storied 13-year real estate run is long in the tooth, the funds are snatching up what they consider to be undervalued properties and real estate companies. |
The Motley Fool August 3, 2005 Steven Mallas |
JNJ: One to Monitor Johnson & Johnson might not exactly be a bargain, but it should always be on your stock watch list. |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
The New Power Players in Office Investing Undeterred by dizzying prices and unfettered by the demands of public shareholders obsessing over quarterly growth, partnerships like Blackstone Group and other private firms are outbidding REITs on marquee properties. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Michael Wagner |
Q & A An interview with Ross Glickman, third-party management giant Urban Retail's CEO, about the company's short-term strategy and state of the shopping center industry. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Matt Valley |
Forecast 2003 As 2002 limps across the finish line, the men and women who run the commercial real estate industry are looking to the Middle East for hints of what 2003 will bring. Industry execs agree that until the Iraq conflict is resolved the economic recovery won't gain any substantial momentum. |
Inc. November 1, 2000 Ilan Mochari |
How to Take Stock If you're thinking about taking equity instead of cash as payment for services, here's a checklist of things to consider... |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 |
News Briefs TIAA Buys Miami Trophy Tower... Overton Moore Properties Plans $40 Million Business Park in L.A... Diversified Realty Scoops up JDN... Starwood Opens Wild Horse Pass Resort... Paramount Hotel Group to Double Portfolio... Harbor Group Buys Little Rock Apartment Portfolio... Financing Approved for 106-Unit Affordable Housing Complex in the Bronx |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Liz Peek |
This Is Where Investors Are Profiting Credit markets may be tight, but some deals are still being made, and risk arbitrage investors are capitalizing on it. |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Boston Properties' Big Deal Office REIT Boston Properties' sale of 280 Park Place puts the company in an interesting position. Investors, it's hard not to like Boston Properties for the long term, even if today's price isn't so thrilling. |
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. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Will the Buying Frenzy in Retail Real Estate Continue? While other sectors in commercial real estate saw transaction volume sink last year, anybody in the retail end of the business will tell you that 2002 was a banner year. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2008 Poonkulali Thangavelu |
John Lyons: Savills Steps Into Distressed Real Estate Arena Falling transaction volume, compounded by financial turmoil on Wall Street, is reducing demand for many services provided by investment banking firms, but the turbulence also is creating new opportunities. |