GLG News by Brokerage Experts: Commercial Real Estate

If this is what serves as "good news" in the housing sector, it is akin to receiving a "compliment" at a cocktail party that "you aren't as fat as you used to be".  Most, if not all, of the "good news" regarding housing markets that has been bantered about and splashed across headlines in...

The article's points are well founded.  In addition watch the Office Market.  As office market vacancies decrease, the hotel occupancies will increase. The  Hoteliers are now and will become more competitive in their rate structures offering reduced prices and other amenities...

This article regarding the treatment of leases and landlords by Starbucks as they go through the process of closing some 600 stores - or walk away from new lease deal already committed to - raises significant issues as to the security of "credit tenant" leases in the commercial real estate industry....

In this latest news article, the Philippines travel, leisure/gaming and medical tourism industries has grown 6% from a year ago.

To some extent foreign investment drove up and will pull down values. There are other factors. Loose lending standards by Japanese banks of 80-90% LTV are now 50-70%. Mezzanine lending was generally provided by foreign institutions. After sub-prime started in the USA, intermediate finance seized-up...

Primary home sales are a leading factor in the ability of even affluent seniors ability to buy or lease senior living units. Location of the housing and ammenities high on the list of depositors. Program offerings and fitness facilities are important.

The rise in property development costs in the Philippines means higher selling and rental prices of new units across all sectors but major developers are continuing to pour in fresh funds. Demand is still expected to grow for low to mid priced residential units, mid priced office units including mid...

With apologies to Mark Twain, the death of the mall in America has been greatly exaggerated. Will there be some malls that are ultimately closed? Absolutely. But that process has been occurring for the last ten years and is not necessarily a result of current economic conditions or the "over retailing"...

It is reasonable to assume that the once the fearfulness is calmed and  residential foreclosures and the credit markets are stabilized, the commercial property market will move up close behind residential, probably within a year.  Cap rate and rental rate pressure started...

But then it appears that very few were paying attention to the markets, be them financial or real estate. In the last 8 years, developers have built one billion square feet of new retail space in just the 54 largest U.S. markets. That's billion with a "b", as in one thousand million. Or to put it another...