Allison Landa

Cushman & Wakefield Names Glenn Rufrano as CEO

Cushman & Wakefield has named real estate veteran Glenn Rufrano, formerly of Australia-based Centro Properties, as president and CEO.

Economy Watch: A Trillion Has Twelve Zeroes

Congress actually may be paying attention to the beleaguered commercial real estate industry, with many members sending a letter to the Fed and the Treasury asking those agencies to pay attention as well.

$3B Debt Forces Tishman and Blackrock to Return Peter Cooper/Stuyvesant Town Property to Creditors

Peter Cooper and Stuyvesant Village residents are wondering what is next after Tishman Speyer and BlackRock returned their keys to creditors.

SF’s Transbay Terminal to Benefit from Influx of Funds

Two different streams of funds will provide for reconstruction of San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal: $400M in stimulus cash and a $171M loan from the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.

Economy Watch: Heads the Banks Win, Tails the Government Loses

TARP comes under question, while tycoon Sam Zell keeps the faith for CRE.

Lone Star Funds Rescues Long-Suffering Lodgian with $270M Acquisition

Hotel firm Lodgian Inc. has a new lease on life after a $270M cash infusion from Lone Star Funds.

Cassidy Turley: Banking on Culture of Consistency

Cassidy Turley was launched by former member firms with Colliers International who chose to go a separate path once Colliers merged with FirstService.

Economy Watch: Bernanke’s Back

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate re-upped Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke — but it wasn’t a hugely wholesale endorsement.

Economy Watch – Frayed State of the Union

Though Pres. Obama did not dwell on CRE in his State of the Union address, he did speak a great deal about credit and jobs — the industry’s lifeblood.

RiverRock Expands Southern California Reach with More than 2M Square Foot Contract

The contract expands RiverRock’s presence in the industrial sector as well as its dealings with institutional clients.