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July 18, 2008
Fund of funds diversification benefits warrant a careful second look
Analysis of: Funds of funds gain wide appeal in non-listed real estate funds industry, says Inrev | www.propertyfundsworld.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
As the underlying investments´returns may not be normally distributed the diversification benefits of certain fund of funds may be overestimated. The rising popularity  of fund of funds as pointed out by INREV  (http://www.propertyfundsworld.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=260361)  calls for a better understanding of their specific risk profiles.
July 18, 2008
Tough trick
Analysis of: Centro sells US properties | business.smh.com.au
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
It is possible to liquidate properties in today's market. That doesn't mean that it is either easy or painless. It behooves readers of such news to keep the grains of salt close at hand.
July 17, 2008
Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic
Analysis of: Grubb & Ellis Company Announces $25 Million Share Repurchase Program and Suspension of Dividend | www.foxbusiness.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
With the recent exodus of executives and the elimination of the quarterly dividend, this is a ship that cannot be righted. This is a company that should be conserving cash, not instituting a share buyback program. Besides, when 41% of the stock is held by insiders, one has to question both the wisdom and the motivation of such a move.  
July 16, 2008
Bad time to "cut and run"...
Analysis of: Centro Sells Stake in America Fund for $714 Million | www.bloomberg.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Centro has bought a large portion of their portfolio on the basis of "re-positioning". These centers still have not reach their zenith yet and unfortunately the benefactor will be the eventual owner. It would have been in Centro's interest to bring in a JV partner rather than sell outright. Despite this fact, Centro still has good channels for new development and could pick up other new projects that...
Paul BurnsJuly 15, 2008
America Supplies Its Drug Dealers
Analysis of: Arming the Drug Wars | www.portfolio.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments
As it turns out, gun dealers in Phoenix are supplying some/a bunch of the weapons which are being used in the drug wars below the Mexican border.  The Mexican Cartels send $ 15 Billion drugs to the U.S. and transports $ 10 Billion cash back to Mexico over the border.  As the article also tells us, the U.S. consumes more than half of the world’s drugs.  “Much of the Heroin, most of the...
Paul BurnsJuly 15, 2008
Tying The Pieces Together In This Declining Economy
Analysis of: Blackstone's Peterson Backs Film on U.S. Debt Through Nonprofit | www.bloomberg.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner, City Investments
The Peter G. Peterson foundation will confront the dangers of America’s $ 9.5 Trillion national debt.  The article quotes Peterson as saying “Over time, taxes would have to double to pay for the debt and that's unthinkable''. 
Howard LiggettJuly 15, 2008
State & Local Tax Reforms May Cripple Municipal Development
Analysis of: Cleveland Sues Banks Over Foreclosures | www.msnbc.msn.com
Author: Howard Liggett, President and CEO, Distressed Real Estate Consulting Services, Inc.
July 1 marked the beginning of a new fiscal year for most states and about one third of local governments, and, as a result of declining economic conditions, ushered in a period of cutback management and difficult decision making for many state and local leaders. Reduce taxes,reduce spending is the hue and cry from John Q. Public and understandably so.  However,we as voters sometimes shoot ourselves...
July 14, 2008
Not All Gas Stations are Equal, MJG Gas Station Specialists LLC
Analysis of: Gas Stations Hit Skids | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
The knee-jerk reaction to this article is that we should all drop a 500 gal. fuel tank in our back yards, because soon there won't be any gas stations left!!  We are also led to believe that the gas station business is homogenous across the U.S. of A. - clearly not the case. The success of a gas station business, like any business, depends on management and their ability to cope with change. ...
July 11, 2008
A TIC By Any Other Name Is a Blood Sucking Insect
Analysis of: How 1 Property Sank the Savings of 35 Investors | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
For the better part of five years, TIC (tenant in common) investments were heavily promoted to individual investors as a "safe" and hassle- free investment alternative to whole ownership, primarily to those  wishing to defer taxes on the realized gain from a sold property or properties. These investors were sold a bill of goods and these investments are proving to be disastrous as the markets...
July 11, 2008
Buy Or Rent? The Future Of The UK Housing Market
Analysis of: Persimmon, Savills hit by further housing weakness | www.marketwatch.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Lowest Housing starts for Decades. Increasing redundancies. Improving Rental Figures. Potential Housing crisis as shortages of homes grow.
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