Paul Rosta
CPE 100 Quarterly Sentiment Survey: Industrial Named 2015’s Hottest Development Sector
According to the CPE 100, industrial development offers the strongest growth potential, while some executives see investment rather than building as a better bet for multi-family assets.
February Issue: Race to the Top
Joe Stettinius has brought Cassidy Turley under DTZ’s roof.
Race to The Top: Joe Stettinius
With his new title, chief executive of DTZ’s Americas region, Joe Stettinius is assuming a major role in the firm’s plan to vie for leadership in global real estate services.
Fiber Meets REITs: Windstream’s High-Tech Spinoff
Can advanced communication networks form the basis of a REIT? Last summer, Windstream Holdings decided to find out.
CPE 100 Quarterly Sentiment Survey: Executives Eye 2016 as Peak Year; M-F Sector Still Rules
Almost half of the executives surveyed said that peak asset values and transaction volume across property types are still two years away. In the near term, most industry leaders expect stability rather than dramatic improvement.
Office Cost Trends: A Snapshot
A strengthening office market nudged both income and expenses upward from 2012 to 2013, according to the 2014 Experience Exchange Report, the annual survey conducted by the Building Owners and Managers Association International and Kingsley Associates. Expense categories that posted the biggest gains include fixed expenses (8.4 percent), repairs and maintenance (5.9 percent) and security (5.8 percent). Reversing a four-year decline, utility expenses increased 2.4 percent. On the other side of the ledger, total income increased 7.4 percent year over year and rental revenue rose 7.2 percent. For a preview of operations costs in 2015, don’t miss “Price-Tag Preview” in…
American Realty Advisors Pays $100M for M-F Asset in L.A.’s Silicon Beach
ARA, a Los Angeles-based institutional investment manager bought the high-end,196-unit property in western Los Angeles’ “Silicon Beach” district.
Capital Ideas: Doug Donatelli
Doug Donatelli has transformed First Potomac Realty into a Washington player.
CFO, IBM Study Details Corporate Real Estate’s Rising Profile
With the recovering economy fueling broad-based growth, commercial real estate will play a larger role in corporate expenditures, according to a report presented by CFO Research and IBM yesterday at CoreNet Global’s North American Summit in Washington, D.C.
Economy Watch: NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index; Trucking Volume Trends
The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index reached its second-highest level since September 2013; the American Trucking Associations’ volume index remained unchanged last month.