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National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Condo Conversion Loans Raise Red Flag Concerns are rising that many condo conversion loans might sour, given the prospect of higher interest rates and overbuilt condo markets. Industry experts say conversion sponsors looking to turn a quick profit pose the greatest risk to lenders.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Mark Obrinsky	Condo Craze Leads to Strategic Shift The condo market is hot. Sales of condos and co-ops have reached record levels, and prices continue to climb.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Matt Hudgins	Condo Workouts Breed Innovation Investors with unsold condominiums -- and their creditors -- are desperately seeking ways to cover debt service or unload their assets altogether.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Apartment Market Rediscovery In New York, apartment investors looking for deals may actually benefit from a slowdown in conversion-led apartment sales. The reason? Condo-mania has chiseled away at apartment yields.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Condo Converters' Surprising Impact The pace at which developers are converting apartments into condominiums is having a positive effect on apartment fundamentals in the short term. Yet, in the long run apartment owners may be forced to make significant capital expenditures to compete with luxury condos.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2007	Condo Market Still Searching for a Bottom Annual starts of multifamily buildings containing five or more units have not fallen significantly below 300,000 for a decade, but that will change this year.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Joe Gose	Condo Hotel Wave Hits U.S. Again What's the attraction? Condo hotels can generate highly lucrative returns of 25% to 30% versus conventional hotels, which yield 10% to 12%. Pre-construction room sales also raise 25% to 40% in equity that ground-up projects need to secure financing.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2006 Spencer Garfield	The Lending Landscape Buyers must learn to navigate a changing course to finance commercial real estate deals this year.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman	Condo-Conversion Hangover? Thanks largely to the continuing condo-conversion craze, sale prices of multifamily properties jumped 34% in the first 10 months of 2005. For 2006, however, the condo-conversion party is expected to wind down.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2007 Parke M. Chapman	Q & A An interview with principal and urban lifestyle specialist at Chicago-based MCZ Development Corp.'s Christina Noelle about the risks and rewards of large-scale condo conversions in Florida.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2005 Christine Rombouts	Indulging in Luxury Investments Multifamily developers invest in this upscale market. Increased demand is also attracting developers from other real estate markets.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Beth Mattson-Teig	Shopping the Secondary Markets As prices continue to soar in top metros such as Chicago and New York, more and more buyers are pursuing higher returns in secondary markets. Cap rates in primary markets range between 4% and 6% compared to cap rates ranging from 5% to 8% in secondary cities.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2008 Jon Peterson	Ripple Effect Sinking financial and residential sectors make waves in commercial real estate.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets	Why Condo Hotels Are a Hot Concept Why have condo hotels become so hot? For starters, developers can sell off hotel units prior to construction, enabling them to obtain construction debt and equity more easily than if they were building a traditional hotel.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 David Stockman	Condomania: Quality or Quantity? Letter to the editor: The "Condo Conversion Craze Draws Critics" article hit the mark on an important trend in today's real estate market.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Anthony Downs	Danger Signs Ahead The 2006 outlook contains both good news about the U.S. economy and disquieting danger signs in property markets.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Joe Gose	Condo Hotel Chase Afoot The condo hotel industry is coming to grips with its first-ever construction boom. But more questions than answers surround condo hotels, including whether there is enough demand to support the proposed developments.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006	Q & A An interview with Sonnenblick-Goldman President Steve Kohn about shifting winds in the condo market and why capitalization rates just won't start climbing.
Financial Advisor September 2008 Gail Liberman	Foreclosure Game Even though most experts expect overall home values to drop further, the time could be nearing for aggressive investors to pounce on residential real estate foreclosures.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	Advantage Institutions The modest rise in rates has eroded the profit margins of leveraged private buyers and strengthened the hand of institutions that pay mostly with cash. This year, pension funds plan to invest $59 billion in real estate in 2006, up from $51 billion in 2005, according to a new survey.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Matt Valley	A New Phase in Condo Craze There's a new twist to the condominium development and investment boom. Single-family home builders are entering the condo arena due to changing demographics, greater difficulty finding available land on which to build single-family lots, and pressure to grow revenues.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Hortense Leon	Hurricane Winds Blow Through Condo Market Already burdened by rising construction costs, developers in South Florida now confront the likelihood of further price hikes and shortages of both building materials and labor.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Beth Mattson-Teig	Encore Performance? Mortgage bankers are hoping that 2006 will be a repeat performance of 2005 -- a phenomenal year for commercial and multifamily mortgage originations. But whether those expectations materialize depends largely on interest rates.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 Walter Woods	Post Properties Makes Move into Condo Market Having seen low interest rates and demographic shifts empty many of its rental units, the Atlanta-based REIT that made a name for itself leasing garden apartments is going condo.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2009 Jennifer Norbut	Betting On Troubled Assets CCIMs share creative strategies for playing in this high-risk market.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2007 David Baird	Moving Into Multifamily Economic indicators look good for apartment performance and will tempt investors throughout the year. Opportunities for strong returns exist in several markets.
Financial Advisor June 2006 Gail Liberman	Cooling Off Rising interest rates and hurricanes may have caused Florida's real estate market to peak. Is it time for your clients to take the plunge and relocate to the state?
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005	Letters to the Editor Condo rentals will multiply... Hurricane victims express heartfelt thanks...
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 Matt Gove	Fewer Renters, More Concessions Four months free rent, free health club memberships and waived application fees. These are just some of the lures that owners are using to fill their apartments these days. But occupancy rates are still down sharply and managers may have to keep throwing money at tenants for another year.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Christopher Palmeri	Hike Your Odds On A Vegas Condo They're going up all over the Strip -- and not every project will be a winner
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2006 Sara Drummond	Market Trends Condo Conversion Sales Double... Co-Location Benefits Economy Hotel... What Do Workers Want?... Industrial Boom Hits Midwest... Briefly Noted: Hospitality... Industrial... etc.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2010 Matt Hudgins	Multifamily Moves on Up The national multifamily investment market may have turned a corner in 2009, at least in terms of investor demand.
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.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2009 Linwood C. Thompson	Maintaing Value The economy slows the multifamily sector's progress, but strong properties hold firm.
BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 John Gittelsohn	Miami's Condo King Survives the Slump By negotiating deals with his lenders, Perez stayed in business and is in a position to build big again when Miami's market revives.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Anthony Downs	Six Ramifications of Higher Interest Rates Some market inefficiencies will occur, enabling opportunity investors to make deals. But conditions in real estate markets eventually will arrive at a new point of stability concerning interest rates, levels of activity and prices.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2010 Morgan Housel	Here's Why the Rental Market Is a Disaster Textbooks might say rental rates should have risen lately. Here's why that's wrong.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2013 Beth Mattson-Teig	Magnetic Attraction Investors remain drawn to multifamily assets.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Housing Wobble Lifts Apartment Industry Falling vacancies, rising rents and limited new supply have bolstered the apartment market in recent quarters.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Booth & Kanoff	Value-Added Investing Is Gaining Traction A growing number of real estate investors are pursuing value-added opportunities, either by repositioning existing assets or undertaking new development. It's a bold approach that requires ingenuity, but which can generate big yields, ranging anywhere from 20% to 200%.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Steve McLinden	Space Crunch In a city facing one of the most profound real estate challenges in modern history, the opportunities and impasses seem to square off against one another in almost every neighborhood, and the New Orleans-area multifamily sector is no exception.
Investment Advisor November 2005 David J. Huber	The IA Soapbox: Is Real Estate Going Ka-Boom? As with any bubble, there will be plenty of opportunity for those that are patient and prudent. Real estate investors, look before you leap. Investing is different than speculating. Advisors need to remind their clients to adhere to the lessons learned from the tech bubble.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 Steve Bergsman	Office Condo Capital A real healthy employment market typically fuels office development, but in the Phoenix area an entirely new phenomenon has occurred. While general office construction has been in the doldrums, strong job growth has led to a boom in office condo construction.
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2012 Kelley & Schwartzkopf	Hold or Sell? Distressed condo developments may offer unseen challenges.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Condo Converter Pays Top Dollar for Beachfront Hotel in Florida A former hotel property in Naples, Fla. is being converted into a $71.67 million luxury residential condo building. The beachfront hotel's former owner, Vanderbilt Beach Associates, originally marketed the property at 11000 Gulf Shore Drive to hotel investors.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	WCI Surprises No One The condo bubble casualty warns -- but it had to end this way. A lot of factors are coming into play here -- and none of them are encouraging. Investors, take note.
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 October 1, 2005 Anthony Downs	Dissecting the Housing Bubble Question The most widely discussed real estate issue in the United States today boils down to a two-part question: Does a housing bubble in America exist? And if so, will it burst?
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 H. Lee Murphy	The Inn Is Open And For Sale In the past year, with convention business returning and tourists flocking to new attractions like Millennium Park on the Lake Michigan waterfront, Chicago has suddenly emerged as the darling of the hospitality industry. As buyers have looked in Chicago, they've found willing sellers.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 Joe Gose	Dispositions Dwindle REITs are less likely to be the net sellers they've been during the last few years when high demand for commercial real estate allowed office landlords to dump non-core assets or buildings in unfavorable markets.