New York City Remains World’s Most Expensive Retail Destination in 3Q

Raymond Torto Based on new research from CBRE Group, New York City remains the world’s most expensive shopping destination as retailers focus on the major fashion capitals, but as the Eurozone crisis continues to impact consumer confidence; rents have leveled off in all global r
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CRE Pricing Recovery Continues With September Rebound

Commercial real estate prices resumed their steady if modest rise in September following a pause the previous month, helping lift the CoStar National Composite Index to a nearly 1% gain in pricing for the third quarter of 2011 over the previous three months. Two main factors, the ongo
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The Different Approaches To Realty Management

Frequently during property management training the topic comes up about whether single family or multi family properties make the better investment. Much of the answer to this is really a question of realty management, your specific real estate investment objectives, and whether or no
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In The Pipeline: Construction and Development News for Nov. 13-19

In The Pipeline is a column on significant acquisitions of commercial land for sale, and other transactions and trends affecting office, industrial, flex, multifamily, mixed-use, hotel and public works developers. Send us news leads about your new commercial real estate project —
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Real Money: SL Green Lines Up $1.5 Bil

SL Green Realty Corp. in New York closed on a $ 1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, which refinances the company’s previous $ 1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that was set to mature in June 2012. The new investment grade facility currently bears inter
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CoStar’s People of Note (Nov. 5-12)

This week’s People of Note includes the following markets: Atlanta, Birmingham, Cincinnati, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO Kidder Mathews Adds 3 Veteran Brokers Kidder Mathews expanded its Bay Area operations with the addition o
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Orlando Single Family Home Sales Spike 18% in October, Biggest Increase in 2011

Orlando, FL (ORLANDO, FL) — According to the Orlando Regional Realtor Association (ORRA), sales of existing single-family homes in October 2011 jumped 18% over last October’s home sales pace, marking the year’s greatest month-over-month increase in sales of this home
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New Italy, Greece leaders improve mood, stocks up (Reuters)

Reuters – Financial markets on Monday greeted the appointments of technocratic leaders in euro zone debt hot spots Italy and Greece with cautious optimism, boosting stocks. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Wall St falls on euro zone recession worries (Reuters)

Reuters – Wall Street stocks declined on Monday as euro zone data signaled the region could be facing a recession, adding to worries about Europe’s debt crisis. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Obama, Hu pitch different trade agendas (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao presented dueling trade agendas as an antidote to weak global growth on Saturday at an APEC summit dominated by the countries’ growing rivalry. Yahoo! News: Business News
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