News

(Mostly) Durable Strength

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

Lower Leaseup

(U.S. industrial market conditions*)

New York City Spotlight: Leading the Market

(top 10 commercial transactions in fourth quarter 2013)

Morning Commute

(U.S. designated market areas ranked by 2013 average travel time to work in minutes)  

Downward Drive

(CMBS delinquencies by property type; $ in billions)

Property Preferences

(investment sales for past 12 months ending Nov. 30, 2013)

AvalonBay Sells 268-Unit Apartment Community in Danbury, Conn., for $53M

Fifteen years after developing Avalon Valley, a 268-unit apartment property in Danbury, Conn., AvalonBay Communities has sold the asset to Ergs Konover/Outlook Holdings for $53 million.

Harrison Street Awards C&W 1.5 MSF, $500M Med Office Portfolio

Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has chosen Cushman & Wakefield as the exclusive property management contract for its $500 million¸1.5 million-square-foot medical office portfolio.

Positive Momentum

(fund-level returns, global quarterly property fund index)

LaSalle Picks Up London Student Housing for $70M

Leading global real estate investment manager LaSalle Investment Management has bought a Victoria Hall student housing property located in Wembley, paying $70 million – a net initial yield of 6.57 percent.