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Property Metrics

KBS REIT Picks Up 522 KSF, Three-Building Dallas Office Complex

In yet another example of REITs getting back in the game, KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III has purchased Town Center Office Park, a 522,043-square-foot, three-building office complex in Dallas’ Plano submarket.

ULI: Industry to See Improvements Through 2014, Bolstered by Cap Markets

“Is distress in the real estate markets behind us?” was the main question on the minds of the respondents to the latest survey by the Urban Land Institute — and the consensus seemed to be a cautious “yes.”

Wells Core REIT Purchases 10-Story, 268 KSF Office Building in D.C. Submarket

Wells Core Office Income REIT of Norcross, Ga., has acquired a 10-story Class A office property in Herndon, Va., near Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C.

Glimcher Plans to Acquire Blackstone's Interest in 1 MSF Hawaii Retail Center

In a transaction valued at approximately $289.4 million, Glimcher is looking to acquire the 80 percent indirect interest in Pearlridge Center, a 1 million-square-foot shopping mall in the community of Aiea, in metropolitan Honolulu.

IPD Conference: Unfinished Business Hampers Cap Markets' Rebound

Real estate capital markets present a mixed bag of promise and unresolved issues left over from the Great Recession, according to the leading economists, analysts and financiers who spoke at a forum sponsored by IPD in New York City.

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.