The following article discusses the importance of professional property management and its contributions to the success of a commercial project.  We agree with most of the points the author makes about property management for commercial properties but note that there are some excellent property managers who do not have the CPM designation.  We are not familiar with the author’s web site and other activities and the inclusion of this article is in no way an endorsement of the author, his web site or his other activities. The Commercial Real Estate […]

This article appeared in the June issue of National Real Estate Investor.  It explains some of the reasons auctions are becomming a more popular form of real estate marketing, a development we have been observing in recent years and one that some of you may have noticed as well.  Going Once, Going Twice By Parke M. Chapman Jun 1, 2007 12:00 PM When Pritzker Realty Group decided to sell a Kansas City office building last summer, the private investment firm didn’t hand the listing to a local broker. Like an increasing number of sellers, […]

Green buildings are becoming an important issue in commercial real estate.  More and more companies and developers are trying to get certification under the LEED standards for new buildings they are building and many observers expect the movement to continue growing. The following article appeared recently in About Real Estate, a Free TWR Weekly Publication by Torto Wheaton Research, a subsidiary of CBRE DO GREEN, MAKE GREEN          by Harvey M. Bernstein       April 20, 2007 In the highly competitive market of commercial real estate investment and development, think Green! Green… Green […]

Welcome to the Global Capital Markets  By Jamie Woodwell    May 1, 2007 12:00 PM Commercial/multifamily delinquency rates did not jump on Tuesday, Feb. 27. There were no reports of falling rents or increasing vacancy rates. No new signs of over-construction or increased balloon risk. A world away, rumors of a capital gains tax on Chinese investments set about a string of events that in a matter of hours led to slightly higher borrowing costs for U.S. commercial real estate borrowers. ‘Flight to quality’ comes quickly For years, U.S. real estate markets […]