Research Center
2012 Equity Providers Survey
The results to our 2012 survey of Equity Providers provides us with $11.8 billion to examine. Our feature looks at how and where equity providers are investing.
Mortgage Bankers Roundtable, Part II: Taking Stock of Today's Financing Conditions
In this second part of CPE’s 2012 Mortgage Bankers Roundable, top commercial real estate finance executives address interest rates, underwriting standards, CMBS and the future of Fannie and Freddie.
American Realty Capital Trust Goes Public, Lists on NASDAQ
Looking to “unlock the value of the company” for shareholders, American Realty Capital Trust Inc., the flagship REIT of a New York investment firm, began trading Thursday on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as a publicly traded, triple-net-lease REIT.
Challenges and Opportunities: The New Normal Lending Landscape
While there is optimism in the market for 2012, there is still hesitation – and those negative factors include debt availability, the tightening of the CMBS market and the need to resolve distressed debt.
Mortgage Bankers Roundtable, Part I: Maturities, Here They Come: CRE Lenders Prepare to Meet the Wave of CMBS Loans Needing Refinancing This Year
Is this the year stakeholders in commercial real estate debt will have to “face the music?” CPE spoke with top executives at Cohen Financial, Marcus & Millichap, NorthMarq and Walker & Dunlop to get their opinions on financial strategy for 2012.
Distressed Debt & Asset Update: Is CMBS Here to Stay?
CMBS debt represented more than one-third of total outstanding commercial real estate debt at the height of the market in the mid-2000s, and is once again being looked upon as a potential solution to help solve existing distressed-asset issues and manage significant looming debt maturities.
W.P. Carey to Become REIT
Change is afoot at W.P. Carey & Co. The multibillion-dollar investment firm — a leader in the sale-leaseback sector — has received the green light from its board of directors to convert to a REIT.
Cassidy Turley: CRE Recovery to Accelerate in 2012
What has been a slow but steady rebound of the commercial real estate industry is on track to pick up pace in 2012, according to a new forecast by commercial real estate services firm Cassidy Turley.
American Realty Capital Trust Goes Public, Lists on NASDAQ
After spending a year considering strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, American Realty Capital Trust Inc., the flagship REIT of investment advisory firm American Realty Capital, has decided to take on the form of a self-administered REIT.
Empire State to Become REIT? Plans $1B IPO
Malkin Holdings L.L.C., supervisor of Empire State Building Associates L.L.C., owner of the world-renowned Empire State Building in Manhattan, has gotten everyone’s attention with the revelation — in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission — that ESB Associates plans to become a REIT.