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Big Apple Still #1 with Investors

According to Cushman & Wakefield’s annual Winning in Growth Cities report presented at EXPO Real this year, New York is still the crown jewel of commercial property investment on a global scale.

Built Environment

By Walter G. Page Reflecting an improving economic picture, construction activity in the U.S. property markets is increasing, although in most cases it is less than half that of the long-term average. Industrial construction has shown greater activity than office and retail, with industrial in-process construction increasing by 63 percent since 2010, to more than 91 million square feet. That compares to a 32 percent increase for office, to 84 million square feet, and flat construction activity for retail, at 51 million square feet. As a percentage of stock, industrial construction underway today measures about 40 basis points, which is…

Diamond in the Rough

What do you do if you’re a developer and want to get your hands on a profitable piece of real estate in a desirable but federally owned location?

Net Lease Property Supply Decreases

By Randy Blankstein, President, The Boulder Group: Cap rates for single-tenant retail and office properties experienced moderate increases for the first time in nearly two years in the third quarter of 2013.