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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 December 1, 2005 Parke Chapman |
Rental Rates Reflect Slow Office Recovery Despite falling vacancies and limited new construction, the national office market is experiencing only a modest uptick in rents. For the impasse to be broken, leasing demand must increase -- and the only means to that end is jobs. |
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. |
U.S. Banker September 2008 John Adams |
After Job Cuts, Banks Start To Dump Office Space With banks shedding tens of thousands of jobs, many markets are bracing for a flood of available commercial space as leases are not renewed and banks try to sublease and avoid paying rent on empty cubicles. |
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 December 3, 2003 Parke Chapman |
On the Cusp of an Office Recovery? The third quarter brought hope to the embattled national office market: Grubb & Ellis reports that the national office market vacancy rate has stabilized at about 18%, which could embolden landlords to cut back concessions in 2004. |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Matt Valley |
Office Absorption Rises, But Concerns Persist While the office market has dug itself out of a deep hole, it isn't out of the woods just yet. Investors willing to gamble and buy vacancy in anticipation of a swift recovery are advised to proceed with caution. |
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 June 1, 2005 Nicholas Yulico |
Betting on a Rebound A surge in San Francisco leasing activity has propelled investors to pay record prices for trophy buildings in recent months. Skeptics wonder whether buyers are wise to bet on a recovery that may still be a ways off. |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 |
A Monthly Meter of Industry Trends Rooms to let: vacancy rates in secondary markets... Educated workers... Which office markets are overbuilt?... The really high rent district... |
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, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Office Market Obstacles Ahead Reaping the rewards of rising rents and positive net absorption, office owners are in good spirits these days. Still, many market watchers fear that the office rally may be running out of juice. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Morris Newman |
San Francisco's Bipolar Office Market Riding a High Investors in the seemingly bipolar San Francisco office market appear ready to bounce back. After three years of slow recovery, downtown San Francisco is ready to relegate the tech fiasco to the past. |
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 December 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg |
Recovery Remains in Infancy Stage With employment growing, office markets are slowly improving around the country. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Tenuous Office Recovery Boston's metropolitan market continues to lag the national office recovery -- and observers question if the market's near-term leasing momentum is sustainable. They cite two stubborn trends: an active mergers and acquisitions market, and a soft local economy. |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Hortense Leon |
Miami Makeover Attracts Investors Miami's newly minted reputation for integrity and efficiency in city government sparks an estimated $3 billion to $4 billion of new construction, ranging from condos to an office tower, in and near the city's downtown area. |
National Real Estate Investor July 9, 2003 Parke Chapman |
C&W: Manhattan Office Vacancy Ebbed In June Cushman & Wakefield reports on current conditions and outlook for the year in the Manhattan office market. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Matt Valley |
A Total Return to the Basics Expect returns on commercial real estate properties to be powered more by income gains than price appreciation over the next two to three years as the super-heated investment sales market cools slightly. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Jeanne Lang Jones |
Seattle's Day in the Sun Because of the strengthening economy, vacancy rates and rents are improving in the Puget Sound's two largest office submarkets -- Seattle and Bellevue, a suburban city located on the east side of Lake Washington about a 30-minute drive from downtown Seattle. |
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 October 9, 2002 Tony Wilbert |
Atlanta stalls as job growth dwindles If commercial real estate is to Atlanta what cars are to Detroit, then the engine is kaput, and AAA won't arrive for more than a year. |
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 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 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 December 1, 2006 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Twin Cities Harbor Hidden Office Buys On the surface, the Minneapolis-St. Paul office market appears to be plodding along at a steady, yet unremarkable clip. But a closer look reveals a market that is bubbling with activity. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg |
Loading Up on Warehouses At a time when businesses are straining to meet global competition, companies are demanding more state-of-the art warehouses. That is pushing up prices. In some markets, land is at a premium. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Sibley Fleming |
Tearing Up Peachtree Tearing up Peachtree Street, which runs through downtown Atlanta and the office markets of Midtown and Buckhead, is another way of saying there's a lot of construction going on. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 Carol Tice |
Listless in Seattle In March, state economists warned that Seattle won't see any sign of recovery before late 2004. But some developers are looking beyond the current miasma and are planning major new projects that they hope will open to a brighter scene in two years. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2003 Chapman & Valley |
Have We Hit Bottom? If, indeed, the U.S. is in the early stages of a long anticipated rebound, there were no signs of it in the commercial real estate industry in the first half. The most obvious trends were rising vacancies, falling rents and mounting loan delinquencies. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2004 Matt Hudgins |
Office Development Plans Resurface in Austin Why have two developers rekindled development plans for office buildings here? The answer involves nuances of the city's geography, political climate, and historic patterns of business development. |
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. |
CFO December 1, 2007 Alix Stuart |
A Tale of Six Cities Cross-town or cross-country, for CFOs, the search for better real estate deals is on. |
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. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2013 Sara Drummond |
Stuck in Neutral Office leasing can't get up to speed. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2009 |
Regional Outlook Real estate outlook and statistics region by region in the United States. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 Parke Chapman |
The Changing Brokerage Paradigm These are edgy times for commercial real estate brokerages. Office leasing volume is flat-lining, top brokers are switching firms and mergers are creating a new breed of mega-brokerages. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Morris Newman |
Cashing In on L.A.'s Hot Investment Climate After a decade with very little new construction, the Los Angeles office market is noticeably tighter. |
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 May 22, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Report: D.C. Retail Still Hot Washington D.C. is the nation's strongest retail real estate investment market, beating out 37 other U.S markets for top spot on Marcus & Millichap's retail index report. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Ground Zero Office Glut in the Making? If Ground Zero's newest tower is any indication, filling space in the Freedom Tower and adjacent buildings will be a challenge. |
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 February 1, 2005 Paula Widholm |
Chicago is Back on the Upswing "Live, work, play" has been downtown Chicago's catchphrase since 2000. In recent years it's been amplified by a surge in new high-rise condo projects, office skyscrapers and a new nearly half-billion dollar lakefront park. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Parke Chapman |
A Potentially Suite Deal Now that the commercial real estate market is on the mend, will tenants flock to the convenience of flexible office space? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2005 |
Area Report: Southern Comfort The southeastern United States is home to some of the nation's most active real estate markets. Job and population growth boost retail and multifamily potential. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2014 John Salustri |
Think Big A recessionary mindset is squeezing the office market. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Capital Crunch As properties routinely sell at record prices, can large office landlords achieve rent increases to cover rising costs and dividend commitments this year? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2008 |
Market Trends Online When compared to last year, office investment activity was down 80 percent for the first half of 2008 |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 |
Deals & Projects Younan Properties has acquired Norfolk Tower, a 206,680 sq. ft. Class-A highrise... The joint venture between Colliers ABR and AEW Capital Management has purchased the 22-story office tower at 119 West 40th Street... etc. |
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. |