Research Center

Guest Column: Barclay Aggregated Bond Index Changes to Benefit Multi-family

Bill Hyman of Centerline Capital outlines impacts of some pending changes to the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, set to take effect on June 30.

Shows Improvement

(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)

Paid Off

(CMBS delinquencies by property type; $ in billions)

Slight Slump?

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

New York Spotlight: Manhattan Stars

(top 10 commercial sales, March 2014)

Top Dollar

(SNL U.S. REIT index price/LTM FFO [x])

Jeff Hanson

Executive Spotlight: Jeff Hanson, American Healthcare Investors

When it comes to skin in the game, Jeff Hanson and his colleagues at American Healthcare Investors, the co-sponsors of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II, are leaders of the pack.

Washington REIT Acquires DC Office Building for $105M

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired 1775 Eye St., N.W., a 185,000-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C.’s Central Business District, for $104.5 million.

2014 Real Estate Education Programs

The number of institutions offering real estate coursework and degrees continues to expand. Here we examine the current state of real estate education.

Guest Column: A Bid for TRIA

Commercial real estate industry executives are watching Congress closely as it considers whether to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, a backstop for private insurance companies so they can offer terrorism insurance.