Financial Dilemmas Face America and the Real Estate Market

Several dilemmas complicate the road to recovery for commercial real estate and the broader economy. National Real Estate Investor
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CMBS Market Splits as Investors Avoid Taking on Risk

After a promising first half of the year, the CMBS market finds itself back in uncertain territory with the more than $ 4 billion of new deals currently in the marketplace getting mixed investor interest. The latest deals all involve public offerings that have been bolstered with extr
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Fund Invests $650M In Emerging Market for Green Retrofits of Aging Buildings

A business consortium has announced the largest single private-sector investment to date in commercial property energy retrofits and upgrades, providing new impetus to the promise of green technology to create jobs and help jump start the economy. The announcement by the consortium fo
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Cassidy Turley Enters Boston Market With FHO Partners Acquisition

Filling in a critical piece of its national expansion, Cassidy Turley has entered Boston by acquiring FHO Partners, one of the market’s top commercial real estate brokerages. FHO Partners will be formally known as Cassidy Turley FHO. The team is comprised of 47 employees, including 17
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Wall Street down on Europe; bear market fears grow (Reuters)

Reuters – Wall Street fell for a third day on Tuesday on fears Europe still has failed to tackle its debt crisis, prompting worries the market is headed to new lows for the year. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Ford aims for more vehicle market segments in China (Reuters)

Reuters – Ford Motor plans to more than double its offers across vehicle segments in China, the world’s top market, as it speeds up the launch of new models, a senior executive said on Saturday. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Market Trend: South Florida’s Industrial Vacancy Stays at 9.0%

The South Florida Industrial market ended the second quarter 2011 with a vacancy rate of 9.0%. The vacancy rate was unchanged over the previous quarter, with net absorption totaling positive 280,252 square feet in the second quarter. Vacant sublease space increased in the quarter, end
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Seaport Real Estate Continues to Trump Overall U.S. Industrial Market in 2011

Despite ongoing economic unrest, port properties have enjoyed a stellar year. According to Jones Lang LaSalle’s third annual Port, Airport and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) report, commercial real estate in the markets surrounding the country’s seaports is leading the U.S.
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Market Trend: South Florida’s Retail Vacancy Decreases to 6.6%

The South Florida retail market did not experience much change in market conditions in the second quarter 2011. The vacancy rate went from 6.7% in the previous quarter to 6.6% in the current quarter. Net absorption was positive 361,375 square feet, and vacant sublease space increased
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Builder Confidence Index Remains Flat in August, Despite U.S. Market Uncertainty

David Crowe Based on the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for August, builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes held unchanged at a low level of 15. “Builders continue to confront the same major chall
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