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Economy Watch: CRE Values Spike in September
Moody’s Investors Services said on Monday that U.S. commercial property prices spiked upward 4.3 percent in September, up from an eight-year low in August.
Blackstone Wraps Up $1B Purchase of ProLogis Industrial Assets
The group of 182 premier assets, leased to more than 500 tenants, spans 28 key markets across a total of 19 states.
Gen Y: The Owner Generation
Urban Land Institute Governor Leanne Lachman discusses the findings of her latest study on Gen Y’s interest in homeownership and the implications for the real estate industry during the ULI 2010 Fall Meeting.
Land Use Approval Paves Way for 5 MSF Industrial Park in Florida’s Nassau County
Development of the industrial complex is still in the formative stages, but with land use approval in hand, TerraPointe is moving on to the next order of business. The company will develop a marketing plan and initiate talks with site selection consultants.
Economy Watch: Bernanke Says Full Speed Ahead with QE2
At the Sixth European Central Bank Central Banking Conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in ever-polite central bankese, told QE2 critics to go fly a kite.
Colliers’ “Global Property Clock”: Global Prospects Improved for 2011, Yet Guarded
Investors around the world like their chances of escaping a double-dip recession, but otherwise expectations for 2011 range all over the map, according to a new Colliers International report.
Special Report: Building Sector Will Drive Green Jobs and the Future of the Economy
“Progress is only reached by leadership. Leaders set new definitions and expectations. (They) raise the bar, and the market rises to meet it,” noted Tim Cole, chair of the USGBC executive committee, at the 2010 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo closing plenary.
Emerging Trends: The Era of Less
Emerging Trends Leaders Jonathan Miller, Mitchell Roschelle and Stephen Blank discuss the 2010 results and what they implicate for the commercial real estate business during the Urban Land Institute 2010 Fall Meeting.
Marcus & Millichap Taps Rose as Western Regional Director of National Retail Group
Rose will continue to serve as sales manager of the firm’s San Diego office.
SPECIAL REPORT: Real Estate Companies See Strong Markets Despite High Unemployment Levels
Speakers at the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts’ annual convention addressing the state of the economy cited improving sector fundamentals, “unprecedented” availability of capital for REITs, as well as a possibility for interest rates to rise and cap rates to fall further in the future.