Sep
10
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF THE BORDER
This article discusses the increasing interest of U.S. shopping center developers in South and Central America. There are also residential projects underway in Mexico and Panama and other commercial and industrial projects underway in Mexico and these activities are expected to grow in coming years. STAKING CLAIM DOWN SOUTH - BY ANNE FIELD A decade ago, when many U.S. retail owners and developers were first looking beyond U.S. borders for expansion opportunities, Latin America was a hot target. At the time it seemed many once-schizophrenic economies were showing signs of […]
Aug
31
STEPS TO HELP FAMILIES KEEP THEIR HOMES
PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCED STEPS TO HELP FAMILIES KEEP THEIR HOMES AND REFORM THE MORTGAGE FINANCE INDUSTRY Fact Sheet: New Steps to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure President Bush Announces Steps To Help American Families Keep Their Homes And Reform The Mortgage Finance System Today, President Bush Announced Steps At The Federal Level To Help Homeowners In Need Of Assistance Avoid Foreclosure. These steps will help homeowners having difficulty paying their mortgages and ensure that the problems now disrupting the housing industry do not happen again. The fundamentals of America’s economy are […]
Aug
27
ARE COMMERCIAL CAP RATES RISING?
The transaction below may be an indication that cap rates on some commercial real estate may be rising. For many months as interest rates have slowly risen on commercial real estate transactions the cap rates have not moved up accordingly. This “cap rate compression” has been the source of much discussion and some have predicted that the cap rates would eventually rise to reflect higher borrowing rates. End of an Era? Aug 1, 2007 12:00 PM Developers Diversified Realty Corp. in late June announced the sale of 63 properties to […]
Aug
25
INVESTORS AND FINANCING IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES In light of the difficult times in the financing market, I thought it would be helpful to provide some information that I think could be of great assistance to investors. Here is some great information in bullet point format. No editorial info. Just good stuff 1.   Credit scores above 720 are critical for 95% funding and interest rates that allow for purchases that can make sense. Get your credit repaired! 2.   In conjunction with the 720 credit score you will be required to […]