NREI Current Issue
February Issue
Cover Story
Reviving the CMBS Market
Vital signs are dangerously low in the commercial mortgage-backed securities market. A threefold dilemma of slashed bond prices, weakening mortgage performance...
Features
Scavenging for Capital
Mired in one of the longest credit sieges in decades, commercial mortgage bankers are slashing expenses and cutting jobs to mitigate plummeting revenues....
Lifeline For Seniors Housing
With little financing available for commercial properties, seniors housing owners and investors should be thankful that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are...
HUD Lean Program expedites loan approvals
Building owners and investors usually scoff at the Section 232 Program run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) because of the very...
San Diego's Rx for Malaise
The recession has dealt San Diego a tough hand. Most of the cards, including the office market, multifamily, lower-end industrial and hospitality, are...
Hotel Borrowers are Lifted Up by SBA Bootstraps
That big 400-room, full-service Marriott Hotel is going to be a tough deal to finance this year. The 300-room Ritz-Carlton won't be any easier. But hotels...
Tips for borrowers in securing an SBA loan
The path to a U.S. Small Business Administration loan runs more smoothly when borrowers adhere to the agency's myriad formulas and rules. Here are some...
Persistent Credit Crunch, Weak Economy Force Commercial Borrowers Into Retreat
In just one bruising season, the habits of commercial real estate borrowers have changed greatly. They're reducing reliance on credit as volatility persists...
New Heights for Unlisted REITs
What do CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inland American Real Estate Trust and Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I all have in common? They are among a few...
Developments
Green Funds Acclimate to Chilly Climate
As the cost of new development becomes prohibitive, green opportunity funds are looking for different ways to invest. Rather than take on the risk of...
Retooling the Rainmakers
With office leasing and investment sales volume reaching new lows across the country, big brokerages are retraining idled dealmakers to become service...
Pension Funds Prowl for Gems
Even amid a global economic and financial crisis, institutional investors who know where to look will find a few opportunistic gems, according to a new...
Names in the News
Names in the news
Anna McGivaren has been promoted to vice president of Cronheim Mortgage. She will be responsible for managing existing transactions and developing new...
Q&A
Bernard Haddigan: 2009 holds the best buying opportunities
This month marks Bernard Haddigan's 28th anniversary in the commercial real estate business. In an industry known for its transient employment, Haddigan...
Deals & Projects
Deals & Projects
Digital Technology Entertainment Co. has acquired a three-story, 85,948 sq. ft. office building from Countrywide Home Loans Inc. in a sale-leaseback valued...
Columns
Health Care Shows Strong Vital Signs In Sick Economy
The health care industry is hardly recession-proof, but it's among only a few employment sectors to escape serious financial injury at a time when demand...
Securitization's Sole Survivor
Last year, mortgage securitization fell apart, taking with it some of the world's biggest banks and brokerage houses. But not in Denmark. Outside of a...
Bridge Loans to the Rescue
The reality of fewer conventional lending sources, combined with mounting sentiment that more distressed real estate may be about to hit the marketplace,...
Reassessing Market Value
During periods of economic weakness, U.S. commercial and industrial real estate owners become vulnerable to unrealistic and excessive property tax assessments....
A Consumption Spending Dilemma
The U.S. economy is facing critical long-run challenges that will influence the duration of the credit crunch. For at least a decade, Americans have been...
Fire Sale in Latin America
The suddenness with which the global financial crisis hit Mexico has caused distress at many projects such as coastal hotels, condos and office and industrial...
