The article below discusses the anticipated activities of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009. Despite their takeover in 2008 by the Federal Government they both have continued to operate without many changes since the takeover. The government’s intentions are to reduce the size of the two entities but it seems unlikely until the current financial difficulties are solved since they both continue to be amajor force in financing not only single family homes but also apartments. AGENTS OF CHANGE APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY – January/February 2009 Fannie Mae and Freddie […]
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TWO INTERESTING REPORTS
January 28, 2009 in COMMERCIAL R.E.
TWO INTERESTING REPORTS Two reports just recently released provice some interesting insights and information about commercial real estate in the U.S. The 19th annual report from Integra Realty Resources entitled “IRR-Viewpoint 2009″. contains many statistics and other information about the 4 major sectors of the commercial real estate market – Office, Retail, Apartment and Industrial – in 60 metropolitan areas in the country. It can be downloaded free from their website – www.irr.com The other report is the 2009 National apartment Report by Marcus & Millichap, a major national commercial […]
APARTMENTS FEELING THE PINCH
January 28, 2009 in COMMERCIAL R.E.
This article from the National Real Estate Investor compares the performance of rents and vacancy factors in 3 sectors of commercial real estate – apartments, office space and retail space. Apartments are still outperforming the other sectors and should continue to do so in the near future. The Apartment Sector Begins to Feel the Pinch Jan 7, 2009 3:34 PM, By Poonkulali Thangavelu, National Real Estate Investor In a year in which the economy was hit by bad news on a number of fronts, the commercial real estate sector reacted […]
OFFICE SUBLEASES
January 14, 2009 in COMMERCIAL R.E.
This article describes the increased activity in subleases of office space across the country and the impact subleasing is projected to have on lease rates of office space. Office Subleases Portend Softening Fundamentals Sep 25, 2008 3:38 PM, By Matt Hudgins, National Real Estate Investor Landlords across the nation are competing for tenants not only with other property owners, but also with tenants that are offering space on the cheap for sublease. While the amount of subleases available today isn’t alarming, researchers say it is a growing trend that signals […]