Real Estate

Is Commercial Real Estate Coming Back?

May 11, 2011

Some people in the commercial real estate market feel that it is starting to come back. With transactions being up, it may be a sign of life in the market. There are still some major fundamental issues that need to be addressed. Deals Up, Distress Down As Commercial Real Estate Optimism Builds By Carisa Chappell [...]

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Cubicle Company Raises Money

May 10, 2011

LiquidSpace is a company that developed a mobile application that lists empty cubicles that people can rent out. This is an expansion of the successful idea of executive offices. Cubicle Rental Startup LiquidSpace Closes $3.6 Million Series A Round By: Alyson Shontell LiquidSpace, a mobile application that lists and rents companies’ open cubicles, just closed [...]

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Is Commercial Real Estate Coming Back?

April 29, 2011

Recently there has been a lot of action in the commercial real estate market. Many of the brokerages that are struggling with capital are getting bought out and recapitalized. This could be a positive sign for the market. Commercial-Property Market Is Dealing By KRIS HUDSON Commercial real-estate brokerages and related companies are attracting merger and [...]

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Will Companies Continue To Payoff Their Debt?

April 27, 2011

In March there were less delinquencies on commercial real estate debt. Many of these companies paid off their debt obligations in full. It may not be realistic to think that this trend will continue. Fitch: US Commercial Real-Estate CDO Delinquencies Down In March Delinquencies on debt packaged into commercial real-estate collateralized debt obligations fell in [...]

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Is Miami Real Estate Back?

April 25, 2011

The Melo Group is currently completing a new condo project in downtown Miami. Some real estate speculators do not feel that the Miami real estate market has bounced back yet. The Melo Group is targeting South American buyers hoping that they will be able to purchase the remaining units. Condo developer betting on Greater Downtown [...]

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Will Retail REIT’s Continue To Struggle?

April 11, 2011

With many major retailers going out of business many retail REIT’s may see poor returns. Retail REIT profits may slip on store bankruptcies Retailer bankruptcies likely will weigh on earnings of retail landlords, especially those that own shopping centers and mid-quality malls, an analyst said Friday. Jefferies & Co. analyst Omotayo Okusanya said some retail [...]

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Is China “Subprimed” or Subsidized?

March 26, 2011

Tom Orlik looks at whether China is subsidizing private investment in Real Estate or if its all just subprime all over again. China’s property sector is a larger but less worrisome animal than its U.S. cousin. In 2010, investment in residential real estate accounted directly for 12% of China’s gross domestic product, up from 10% [...]

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Private Investments: Real Estate

February 22, 2011

RIYADH, Feb 21, 2011 (Arab News – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — ANB Invest, the investment arm of Arab National Bank, announced the launch of its new real-estate fund “Al-Mubarak Diyar Jeddah Real-Estate Fund”, a Shariah-compliant closed-end real-estate fund licensed and regulated by the Saudi Arabian Capital Market Authority in a public offering from [...]

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February 11, 2011

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