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Domestic Dominance

(performance by fund domicile; fund/NAV level vs. direct asset level, annual to 2012*)

Keeping Control

(change in U.S. commercial real estate under construction)

Retail RE Market Lacking Product, Not Demand

By Gill Warner, Senior Director, Stan Johnson Co.; There are many signs indicating the retail real estate market is rebounding quickly, with strong interest demonstrated across the country.

This Time Is Different (Really!)

By Kenneth P. Riggs, Jr., Chairman & President, Real Estate Research Corp.: Given March’s weak job numbers, the contraction in retail sales, and the drop in consumer sentiment, it is clear that the hopes we had for higher growth in the nation’s economy this spring are not going to pan out after all.

Akerman Senterfitt: Optimism Abounds Among RE Execs

Close to 300 leaders in CRE development, investment and financing participated in the fourth annual Akerman U.S. Real Estate Summit held in Miami, taking part in industry discussions and a brief survey about the outlook for the industry and the future of the U.S. economy.

Will Investors in Nonperforming Loans Flock to Europe?

Chris Seyfarth, Partner, Ernst & Young L.L.P.: Only a year or so ago, global investors in distressed loans were primarily focused on the U.S. Today, as our fifth annual survey of the Nonperforming Loan (NPL) sector attests, investors increasingly are seeking investments in Europe’s emerging market for distressed debt.