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(all property returns, quarterly year-over-year)

Move over, LEED certification. There’s a new industry standard on the block.

A new report by Transwestern predicts the current economic growth will enhance commercial real estate fundamentals, improving cash flow and returns.

By Randy Blankstein, President, The Boulder Group: Cap rates in the single-tenant, net-leased, auto-parts store sector is now something to watch instead of all that talk about compression.

By Jeff Walraven, Assurance Partner, BDO USA, L.L.P.: While the overall REIT industry has been gaining momentum so far this year, healthcare REITs, in particular, are now especially interesting to watch.

By Robert Bach, National Director of Market Analytics, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” said Mark Twain, and the same is true of the suburbs, where demand for office space has been recovering at a faster clip than in the nation’s central business districts.

By Walter F. Conn, President, Brokerage Services, Charles Dunn Co.: It’s safe to say at this point that we’re in a recovery, however tepid it may be.