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Recommended Reading: CEOs Name Their Top Titles

Industry executives offer their recommendations on the books that have given them the best insights into commercial real estate and business in general.

Hotel Investment Returns, Burgeoned by Secondary Markets

While hotel investments are up across the board and some major deals have just completed, the second- and third-tier markets look to have the most activity in the upcoming months.

Moody’s: Stability, Possible Upswing in the Cards for Industrial REITs

By Philip Kibel, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Investors Service

Moody’s rating outlook for the industrial REITs is stable, although ratings could have some positive momentum over the next 12 to 18 months.

Is the Time Right for Rite Aids?

By Stanley B. Wyrwicz, Senior Managing Director, Calkain Cos.

Rite Aid has been selling corporate-owned sites through sale-leaseback transactions, and in the process has been willing to provide more favorable lease terms than its competitors.

Office Acquisitions: Just the Math, Sir

By Robert J. Dougherty, Executive Vice President, Buchanan Street Partners

Walk through a hypothetical acquisition-and-investment scenario of Class A-/B+ office space and see how the numbers don’t lie.

Interest on a Loan? Check to See If You’re Stressed

By Marcelo Bermúdez, President, Figueroa Capital Group

The key to understanding the lender-borrower relationship hinges on how banks are analyzing and underwriting lending scenarios.