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What is perhaps astonishing is the total lack of understanding from commercial real estate experts and economists alike that the credit crisis is just unfolding. Or as the article suggests the participants are in the “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” mode. What is also incredible are the experts...

Are the derivative bond markets suggesting reality or is it just panic talking. When you look at the vast number of investment properties that were purchased in the last 2-3 years with securitized debt with unheard of lending criteria such as using pro-forma income & expense statements which forecasted...

Commercial Real Estate Brokers are not the ones to ask about the state of the market. For example, the "Commercial Alliance" which is a subset of the NAR (National Association Of Realtors) just last September had stated all commercial market fundamentals were pointing in a very positive direction. This...

Cap Rates are an inferior indicator of property performance when compared with cash flow modelling.  They ignore readily available information on the amount and timing of cash flows.  While they can correlate loosely with yield over a large sample, in a given property they can be entirely...

The media is ripe with economic bad news as it relates to both residential and commercial real estate. There is no doubt the market in DC/Metro has slowed which was predicted by this writer long before the summer credit crunch. What is now happening which in some ways is understandable by the major...

Commercial real estate is a still a local business needing a local knowledge base. Too many so called experts with advanced degrees are trying to commoditize commercial real estate. It just can't be considered a commodity as local market forces dictate how commercial real estate reacts to the local...

Finally someone in the main stream media has pointed out what needed to be said, the commercial real estate market is headed towards a major correction, especially in the DC/Metro market. The current credit crisis is not only a problem for the sub-prime lenders and bond holders, but for the commercial...

Now that the Stock Market has finally come to the realization that the sub-prime credit woes have affected the overall credit markets does this signal the beginning of a commercial meltdown? Does this mean the Federal Reserve will get off their unwarranted witch hunt against inflation? Does this mean...

The web based on-line commercial real estate data providers such as Costar and Loopnet better start to look around or in the next 3-5 years they may not be in business. The Internet is far from dead, and it is more robust than its ever been when it comes to commercial real estate information. They were...

The article in question highlights the fact that developers of commercial real estate are willing to risk capital on new "development" rather than buying existing cash flow investments at the historic high sale prices investment properties have been getting over the last few years. The article suggests...