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Property Management: Shifting Gears – A Changing Industrial Landscape Brings Fresh Management Challenges
The industrial sector may seem to lag other property types in glamour, but to those charged with managing distribution centers, research-and-development space and other facilities, it presents a complex, fast-changing landscape.
Leadership & Learning: Searching for New Horizons
Though seeking new horizons and new opportunities can help restore excitement at any stage of a career, pursuing change also calls for a thoughtful approach.
Technology: Building Security Takes the Next Step Forward
Ten years after 9/11, digital security systems are still taking root in the industry as another line of defense. But is deployment worth the upfront costs?
Market View: The Leadership Challenge, 2012 and Beyond
By Richard A. Hanson, CRE When the path is not clear, the job of a leader grows tougher. It is relatively easier to lead in good times, when revenue streams are robust and the problem is finding the human and financial capital to capture a growing share of the avail- able business at a profitable margin. In a volatile market, the leader must forecast the likely direction of the cycle and be flexible enough to move with the ebb and flow of the marketplace. This creates its own set of challenges, as companies move from growth to contraction and back…
Economist’s View: You Get What You Pay For
A small set of densely populated cities with strong agglomeration economies have proven to provide investors with superior risk-adjusted returns over the past quarter century. Here’s why.
Editor’s Note: A Path Through the Haze
It’s been quite a year. What started with hope descended into fear of a double-dip recession, then moved into an economic limbo where no one knows what to expect.
Despite Erratic Markets, Retail REIT Fundamentals Stable
By Merrie S. Frankel, Vice President & Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service
Moody’s has a stable outlook on 17 of its 18 rated retail REITs and does not expect the investment-grade retail REITs to see material changes to their current ratings or rating outlooks over the next year, although there is a bifurcation among retailers.
Blending and Extending Net-Lease Agreements
By Randolph T. Mason, Senior Vice President & Partner, Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services
When clients are looking to reduce rent on their facilities, I often tell them to look at the blend-and-extend concept.
An Overview of the Overview: What to Look for in 2012
By Bob Bach, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist, Grubb & Ellis Co.
Grubb & Ellis researchers have completed a draft of the company’s 2012 forecast report, and it looks like next year is going to be slow going.