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National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2003 Parke Chapman	Today the World, Tomorrow New York The storm came from the south, but the seismic force in commercial real estate came from the west. On Feb. 18, LA-based CB Richard Ellis announced a deal to buy Gotham's top brokerage, Insignia Financial Group, for $415 million.
National Real Estate Investor July 23, 2003	On the Merger, Off The Record Several Manhattan-based real estate executives were queried on the impact of the now finalized merger between CB Richard Ellis and Insignia/ESG. None of the sources, save one, were anxious to go on the record. Here are some of their comments.
National Real Estate Investor April 16, 2003 Parke Chapman	New leases chip away at lower Manhattan's vacancies More than 600,000 sq. ft. of office space in lower Manhattan was leased this week, pushing the downtown market's vacancy rate below 13% for the first time in a year. Two large leasing deals were responsible for the positive trend.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2004 Parke Chapman	Boutique -vs- Behemoth When CB Richard Ellis acquired Insignia Financial Group last summer, the heavily publicized deal brought together two of the nation's largest commercial brokerages under one roof
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003	A View From The Summit The problems facing commercial real estate CEOs at the dawn of 2003 are daunting. NREI tracked down five prominent CEOs to find out how they are handling the challenges facing their companies, their markets and commercial real estate in general.
National Real Estate Investor July 23, 2003 Parke Chapman	CBRE CEO Wirta on Merger: Size Brings Competitive Advantage Effective today, Ray Wirta is CEO of a bolstered real estate services juggernaut as the official merger between CB Richard Ellis and Insignia/ESG was formalized this morning. For Wirta, who is based in CBRE's Los Angeles headquarters, the merger is clearly a strategic victory.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Ground Zero Waiting Game Above-market asking rents and political bickering over Ground Zero's future are foiling developer Larry Silverstein in his quest to fill the $700 million 7 World Trade Center building. As of late December, just 40,000 of the total 1.7 million sq. ft. was leased.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Drowning in Data Legions of analysts and data gatherers now provide a steady flow of information about occupancies, asking rents, sales per square foot, and so on for all markets and classes of commercial real estate. If this is transparency, it is of a highly murky vintage.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Chapman & Valley	The Sublease Overhang: A 124 Million Sq. Ft. Headache When will vacancy rates return to normal and asking rents stop falling? The answer very much depends on how quickly the office market can clear out a whopping 124 million sq. ft. of sublease space -- about 25% of the total available space nationwide.
National Real Estate Investor September 30, 2003 Parke Chapman	Key CBRE Brokers Defect To Cushman & Wakefield Two of CB Richard Ellis' strongest sales brokers have jumped ship to Cushman & Wakefield only days after another key CBRE broker, Woody Heller, defected to tenant rep firm Studley.
National Real Estate Investor January 7, 2004	Two CBRE Brokers Move to Cushman & Wakefield and JRT Two CB Richard Ellis brokers have moved to rival firms. Steven Strati, formerly a senior vice president and leasing broker at CBRE, is now a senior director at Cushman & Wakefield's Midtown Manhattan office. Meanwhile, CBRE broker Melissa Bazar has left the firm to join JRT.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Full-Service Giants Bulk Up Within the past two decades, the nation's largest real estate brokerages have formed a variety of new service lines that include asset management, appraisal, consulting and mortgage financing.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 Jessica Miller	Better Days Ahead? It's been a rough year for Grubb & Ellis. On Sept. 6, the stock hit a 52-week low of $1.20 -- less than one-fourth of its value a year ago. Maybe the next 12 months will be better.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Parke Chapman	Midtown Manhattan: A Pillar of Strength The real estate market in Manhattan is finally emerging from a three-year slump. Office leasing is on the rise, hotel vacancy rates are tightening and luxury retailers are flocking to Fifth Avenue's midtown shopping corridor.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Jessica Miller	Office Properties: The Worst Could Be Ahead After hotels, the office sector is the biggest victim of the soft economy. And unlike the retail, industrial and multifamily sectors, experts predict that office fundamentals will continue to crumble before improvement begins some time in 2004.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Breaking Away Last month, top-grossing CB Richard Ellis sales broker Bill Palmer officially left the company, closing a stellar 18-year run with the Sacramento, Calif., office of CBRE. The move underscores the challenge of retaining top brokerage talent in one of the hottest investment sales markets in history.
National Real Estate Investor May 27, 2003 Parke Chapman	Chicago's CBD Vacancies Decline, But Troubles Persist Chicago's CBD office vacancy declined by almost half a percentage point during the first quarter, according to a report from CB Richard Ellis. Within the next few months, several large tenants will vacate substantial chunks of space.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2003 Parke Chapman	A Supply Glut In the Office Sector Over the past two years, as office markets softened, industry pundits predicted that things would not get as bad as they did in the last recession because this time the market was not overbuilt. It looks like they were wrong.
National Real Estate Investor September 23, 2003 Parke Chapman	Top Sales Broker Moves to Studley Two months after CB Richard Ellis bought Insignia/ESG, a star Insignia sales broker has jumped ship. Woody Heller, who only worked at Insignia/ESG since April 2002, will now join tenant rep firm Julien Studley.
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National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Brokerages Benefit by Selling Frenzy Demand for real estate product not only benefitted sellers in 2004, but it also proved to be a boon for the nation's largest commercial real estate brokerages... Notable Deals... Ranking Changes... etc.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Jennifer Dawson	Re-Energizing Houston Although the energy industry in Houston is enjoying a resurgence, the office sector continues to lag the broader economic recovery with a metro vacancy rate of nearly 18%. But increasingly the market appears poised for a major turnaround.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins	Fear of Commitment In an era of short production cycles and rapidly changing business models, the new mantra in corporate real estate is flexibility, which is often equal to, if not more important than, achieving the lowest occupancy cost.
National Real Estate Investor February 24, 2004 Parke Chapman	NREI Exclusive: High-Level Investment Sales Team Moves from Cushman & Wakefield to CBRE A quartet of top-producing real estate sales brokers has left Cushman & Wakefield to join rival brokerage firm CB Richard Ellis.
National Real Estate Investor August 25, 2003	Four Insignia Brokers Move To Rival Firm With the CB Richard Ellis/Insignia merger only one month old, four Insignia investment sales brokers have joined real estate investment banking firm Rockwood Realty Associates.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2004 Walter Woods	When Will Atlanta Rise Again? While Atlanta's fundamentals continue to lag, the city is adding more structures to its famous skyline. Some new inventory has already come on line in early 2004, including the first of many possible towers at the Atlantic Station.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Office Glut at Ground Zero The jury decision on insurance liability for the World Trade Center could clear the way for five new office towers to be developed around Ground Zero in a larger plan that could cost as much as $9 billion.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Matt Valley	A New Era for Cushman & Wakefield It is precisely that combination of business savvy and leadership ability that has vaulted the 46-year-old Mosler to the top executive spot at New York-based Cushman & Wakefield.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Bennett Voyles	A Sky-High Tax Increase Still reeling from the recession and the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the New York real estate industry now faces one more blow: an 18.5% increase in the city's real property tax.
National Real Estate Investor January 19, 2004 Parke Chapman	PricewaterhouseCoopers Subleases 800,000 Sq. Ft. in Manhattan's 300 Madison PricewaterhouseCoopers has signed a long-term sublease for 800,000 sq. ft. at Brookfield Properties' 300 Madison Avenue building. The $800 million deal is believed to be one of Manhattan's largest leasing transactions since 2001.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2004	Smart Leasing Strategies Learn how office landlords are attracting tenants in slow markets.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006	Clarification A November article on the purchase of Royal LePage Commercial by Cushman & Wakefield should have stated that as a result of the acquisition, Cushman & Wakefield claims it will become the most dominant brokerage in North America based on deal volume per broker.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2007 Jennifer Norbut	Today's Office Tenets Commercial real estate professionals share insights on leasing philosophies in their local markets.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Finally, An Uptick in Office Rents Average rents nationally rose by 0.7% to hit $20.25 per sq. ft., up from $20.11 per sq. ft. at the end of 2004. In reality, scores of major office markets are still limping, and some won't make a full recovery for several years to come.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 Margy Sweeney	Chicago's `Long, Flat Bottom' Downtown Chicago continues to bustle with construction activity. This is a good sign and also a scary one.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Christine Perez	Pocket of Prosperity When Craig Hall began developing his first office building in Hall Office Park five years ago, there wasn't even a road that led to his 142-acre site in Frisco, a bedroom community about 25 miles north of Dallas -- now one of America's fastest-growing cities.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Joe Gose	The Office Investment Gamble Several office markets battered by the tech wreck that jolted Wall Street and led to a recession four years ago are still plagued by double-digit vacancies. But that hasn't fazed investors, who are generally paying more for properties today than they were in 2001 when the buildings were filled with tenants.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2004 Gallagher, Kelpe & Kerckhoff	Lone Cowboys Fade Away There's a subtle shift occurring in the real estate brokerage industry. While a majority of brokers are still going it alone, many brokers are forming teams to meet the growing needs of their clients.
National Real Estate Investor December 17, 2002 Parke Chapman	Midtown Manhattan office building could fetch $1 billion Another Class-A office building in Midtown Manhattan is on the market. Located on 52nd Street in the heart of Midtown near Rockefeller Center, 666 Fifth Ave. could command bids as high as $1 billion, or more than $600 per sq. ft.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 H. Lee Murphy	A Taxing Situation Everyone loves to complain about high taxes -- it's practically the national sport. But for Chicago office building owners, the complaints ring particularly true.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2005 Jeffrey S. Weil	All Tenants All the Time Landlords and brokers marketing available office space should develop a clear understanding of the tenant rep's role and build strong relationships with these professionals.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2003 Gretchen Pienta	Got Space? Leasing pros share their top tips for securing tenants in today's market.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2005	Ten to Watch Larry Silverstein, President and CEO, Silverstein Properties... Mike Bush, Executive Director, Project Real Estate Associate Program (REAP)... Michael Depatie, CEO of Real Estate, Kimpton Group Holding LLC... etc.
National Real Estate Investor February 19, 2003	CB Richard Ellis to acquire Insignia Financial Group CB Richard Ellis has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Insignia Financial Group Inc. for $11 per share of common stock in cash, plus the potential for incremental consideration.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2007	Correction: Correction to the reported amounted of space that CB Richard Ellis manages globally.
National Real Estate Investor November 5, 2002 Parke Chapman	Report: Manhattan office sales volume up 14% Manhattan's office sales market is booming despite a sluggish leasing climate that has kept vacancy high.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2011 Michele Lerner	Office Investment Magnet Experts believe Washington, D.C.'s real estate fundamentals are in place to keep the local office market healthy for the remainder of 2011.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Jessica Miller	Office Fundamentals Continue to Crumble Climbing vacancies and a sluggish leasing market continue to dog the national office market.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Matt Valley Editor	New office supply is like rubbing salt into the wound Many real estate brokers, developers, and lenders say this is a demand-driven recession, that the industry didn't overbuild this time. The reality is it's also a supply problem in two of the historically biggest job-growth markets, Atlanta and Dallas.