June 11th, 2010 | News

As Apartment Cap Rates Fall, Market Heats Up

Source: Multifamily Executive

Multifamily Executive reports: The multifamily acquisition market has been building momentum in the second quarter, with cap rates declining on a national level and the gap between buyers and sellers narrowing. Frenzied bidding has some long-term holders debating their strategy.

Typical sellers in the past two years seemed [...]

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March 22nd, 2010 | Articles, News

10 Tips for Investing in Commercial Real Estate

Kirk Halpin reiterates the “fundamentals” for investing successfully in commercial real estate. There is nothing new here – just a summary of basic principals that “matter” (or mistakes to avoid), no matter the economic climate. Unfortunately, many and even most, were overlooked during the recent run-up in prices and frenzy buying.  [...]

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February 25th, 2010 | Articles, News

Student Housing Market is a Safe Haven

Being active in the brokerage of student housing in Tallahassee, FL as well around the SE part of the country, I was fascinated by an article written by Jessica Ruderman,  a senior analyst with Real Capital Analytics that appeared in Student Housing Business this past month. Jessica categorically stated, “student [...]

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January 18th, 2010 | Articles

For Investors looking to profit—the key is Timing, Timing, Timing

If you have, bought, sold, traded or even remotely been around real estate, you know the phrase “Location, Location, Location”. While this old adage couldn’t be more true when it comes to identifying great real estate, I am often asked the question “how do I identify opportunities in this marketplace?”.

For investors looking [...]

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January 6th, 2010 | News

The Advisor Magazine — Issue 2

In this issue:

Top Markets to Watch —An exclusive market sector report compiled by Sperry Van Ness.
Survival of the Fittest —The sooner the property market reaches a stage of acceptance, the better.
Bargaining at the Office —Excess office space has created a climate of bargaining in the market.
After Capitalism —Will capitalism adapt to its [...]

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January 5th, 2010 | Articles

Leveraging Process to Your Advantage

Process—even the word itself has come to hold a negative connotation for many. With the plethora of conflicting information that has been written about process management and process engineering, combined with the nightmares we have all experienced as a result of bad process, many executives fear the pain associated with flawed process more than they [...]

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January 3rd, 2010 | News

The Benefits of Professional Property Management

The reality is that commercial real estate properties and portfolios that are actively managed not only perform better on an operating basis, but in most cases, they yield more on disposition as well. That said, my question is this: Why is it that so many commercial real estate principals still attempt to manage their own [...]

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January 3rd, 2010 | Articles

Strategic Asset Management Planning

Valuing a property or portfolio even in the best of market conditions is a subjective exercise. This subjective exercise is only further complicated by nature of the fact that we clearly don’t have the luxury of a robust commercial real estate market on our side. So my question is this: Have commercial real estate values [...]

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January 3rd, 2010 | Articles

Recessionary Strategic Planning

As I speak with clients, co-workers, and industry pundits, the one thing we all agree upon is that the economy is bad, and that we haven’t found the bottom yet—especially where commercial real estate is concerned. While opinions may vary as to exactly where the market is headed, and the timing surrounding any major shifts [...]

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December 12th, 2009 | Articles

Getting Your Property Financed

I rarely have a conversation these days where the topic of financing doesn’t arise as a serious concern for my clients. When the economy is robust, and the capital markets are frothy, financing a commercial real estate transaction is a relatively simple matter. However during today’s recessionary times, the commercial capital markets are severely constrained. [...]

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