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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 September 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman	Vultures Circle Condo Market Although South Florida has become the poster child for the condo craze, other markets are experiencing plenty of construction activity. For vulture investors that structure their capital-raising efforts around a market collapse, timing is almost everything.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Are Condos Risky? Looking to buy a condominium? Beware of fees, rules, rowdy renters, and condo price volatility.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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 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.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005	Letters to the Editor Condo rentals will multiply... Hurricane victims express heartfelt thanks...
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 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.
National Real Estate Investor December 2, 2002 Parke Chapman	John Hancock to sell Boston trophy tower The number of insurers paring their real estate portfolios underscores how poorly the industry has done.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Anthony Downs	Awash In Capital, But For How Long? It is time both to enjoy the success of real estate while it lasts, and also to prepare for a not-so-distant moment when its attraction compared to stocks and bonds grows considerably weaker.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Real Estate Brokers vs. Realtors If you're buying or selling a home, know whom you're working with.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2003 Stephen Nostrand	Developers Add Condominiums to Hotels to Increase Profits Stymied by the increasing costs of building stand-alone luxury hotels, developers have turned to condominium hotels to allocate costs to a wider revenue base while creating another profit center.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Charles Krawitz	Investment Outlook Grows Brighter For Apartments With rising interest rates, tepid job growth and stagnant wages, residential real estate has come under pressure. The answer for savvy real estate investors may lie in the multifamily market.
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 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 May 29, 2003	Lend Lease to Exit Real Estate Investments Operations Lend Lease Corp. today announced that it plans to exit its real estate investment operations in the United States and some European-based groups.
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 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.
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.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005	Long Vacant, 1100 Wilshire Begins New Life as a High-Rise Condo Community The property, which sat vacant as an office tower since it was completed nearly 20 years ago, is the only skyscraper office-to-housing conversion under way in Southern California.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Say It Ain't So, St. Joe The Florida landowner bows out of the home-builder market.
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 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.
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2012 Kelley & Schwartzkopf	Hold or Sell? Distressed condo developments may offer unseen challenges.
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.
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 Jul/Aug 2006 Spencer Garfield	The Lending Landscape Buyers must learn to navigate a changing course to finance commercial real estate deals this year.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2005 Stephen A. Wayner	Contract Exchanges When attempting to navigate the path that leads to successful 1031 exchanges for pre-construction condominium contracts, commercial real estate professionals and investors should seek legal and tax counsel on their transactions.
Financial Planning June 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn	Real(i)ty Check As the scorching housing market cools in some areas, owners of multiple homes may feel the chill.
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004	"An Interesting Test of Volatility" Rising rates may roil the real estate sector, but Excelsior Real Estate Fund manager Joan Ellis says the outlook is good for apartments and offices.
Entrepreneur July 2007 Farnoosh Torabi	Home, Second Home Purchasing another home has its perks. To make the most of them, get the facts before you buy.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Condo or Co-op? Unless you live in New York City, co-ops can be relatively uncommon. Here's the difference between them and their condominium cousins.
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.
Financial Planning May 1, 2012 Scott Wenger	New World, Be Brave Many investors with the means to buy low have been reaping gains. And there are new opportunities in real estate now for planners and investors with a discriminating eye.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Carlos Treistman	How to Minimize Investment Risk in Latin America Imagine your company is given an incredible opportunity to enter into a significant joint venture involving prime commercial real estate in the heart of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006	Story on Newly Minted MBAs Snubs Leading Universities Letter to the editor: There are some 115 real estate programs at universities around the country. But there are only a handful of schools that have full programs, with regular full-time real estate professors.
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 December 1, 2004 Anthony Downs	Why Capital Inflows Could Accelerate American real estate markets have been flooded with capital from multiple sources that have profoundly affected market conditions. Surprisingly, this flood is not going to slow in the near future, and may even accelerate.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2005 Edward J. Finn	Steady Gains Despite economic uncertainty, the commercial real estate market continues its upward climb.
Financial Advisor March 2004 Raymond Fazzi	No Letup In Real Estate When the equity market sank during the three years leading up to 2003, investors were able to find some measure of comfort by moving money into REITs and other real estate investments.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2005	Leading by Example A broker's experience creates a solid foundation for her new role as the 2005 president of the Mississippi Association of Realtors.
Inc. January 2006 Stephanie Clifford	Outlook 2006: Real Estate There has been talk of a dot-com-style bubble about to burst in real estate.
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.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 Jennifer Popovec	All Under One Roof Financial advisors are learning to focus on real estate, because clients whose advisors hold licenses will have less of a reason to stray. In fact, advisors may have an advantage over real estate agents.
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.