Nicholas Ziegler

Cole Nabs Six Properties in Two-Day, $119.6M Buying Spree

On Tuesday, Cole nabbed three Florida shopping centers totaling $48.5 million, followed by Wednesday’s inking of a $71.1 million deal for an office complex, industrial food-distribution space and a healthcare facility.

CBRE Closes First Phase of $940M Purchase of ING’s Securities, Management Businesses

The first phase of CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.’s deal to acquire ING Group N.V.’s real estate securities business and its investment management operations, for a combined sum of $940 million, has closed.

Looking Toward a Capital Surge in the Office Market

While 2010 set the stage, recovery in office investment volumes is set to continue pushing forward in 2011. According to a report by Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., preliminary estimates indicate that 2010 volume increased 140 or more percent year-over-year.

Think Twice Before Going REIT

By James Brennan, Managing Director & Corporate Counsel, Exchange Solutions Group, LLC

A seeming beacon of hope, the non-traded REIT vehicle, can be a number of unforeseen issues for C-level executives if entered into lightly.

Better Business Through Mobile Commerce

By Whitney Kantor, Vice President of Marketing and Market Research, Regency Centers

Mobile commerce, or the ability to conduct business through a mobile device, has quickly changed consumers’ shopping behavior.

Finding Gold in Property Management

By Katrina Nadres, Director of Property Management, Westwood Financial

An excellent commercial property manager is a very special find, someone as essential an investment as the properties themselves. They can be worth their weight in gold.

A Powerful Energy-Efficiency Tax Break for Commercial Property

By David Thaw, Executive Vice President, Gumbiner Savett, Inc.

Significant tax savings under Section 179D are available to the owners and lessees (and some designers) of commercial property that relate to the installation of certain energy-improvement systems.

Avison Young Buys Millennium Realty Advisors

Leading Canadian commercial real estate firm Avison Young has acquired Millennium Realty Advisors L.L.C., a top firm in metropolitan Washington, D.C.

C&W Arranges $47.5M Financing for Hawaii Hotel

Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman’s Global Hospitality Group announced Tuesday that the firm arranged a $47.5 million financing for the acquisition of the Courtyard Waikiki Beach, a 401-room property located in central Honolulu.