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05-15-13
Demand will continue to rise for infill residential development that is less car-dependent, while consumeers'desire could wane for isolated development in outlying suburbs, according to a new ULI report released at the ULI Spring Meeting in San Diego.
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05-07-13
Homes near public transit retained their value better during the recession than their counterparts in auto-dependent areas, according to a recent study. What’s impressive is the extent of it: In five metropolitan areas, residential property values performed 42 percent better on average.
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03-18-13
Neighborhoods with a mix of residences, offices and retail outlets are thought to have a host of benefits. But a new study found that commercial-only areas also had the highest crime rates when compared to similar blocks that included residences.
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02-20-13
A new public/private, mixed-use Uptown project unites celebrated but disparate institutions in Cleveland’s University Circle district.
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02-04-13
The Trepp survey for the most recent period showed spreads coming in a further 10-plus basis points as securitized and conventional lenders continue their war of attrition, compressing lending spreads in response to investors continuing to drive down yields on super-senior tranches of recent CMBS offerings.
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01-28-13
Super-senior CMBS bonds are currently trading in the range of 72 basis points over ten-year interest rate swaps; half of what they were a year ago. According to ULI Senior Fellow Stephen Blank, spreads have narrowed to the point that securitized lenders are giving conventional, portfolio lenders a run for their money.
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01-28-13
According to a newly released NAHB survey, buyers in 2013 are looking for bigger homes again, but also want energy-efficiency and plenty of storage.
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01-25-13
Single-family housing starts are expected to rise 22 percent in 2013, according to a report from the NAHB's convention in Las Vegas. “Housing is finally doing its job in leading the economy out of recession,” said David Crowe, NAHB's chief economist.
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01-21-13
Real Estate Research Corporation’s fourth quarter 2012 Real Estate Investment Criteria survey showed investment conditions and capitalization rates mixed quarter-over-quarter with the markets seemingly needing time to catch its collective breath after a frenetic quarter during which equity capital flooded the markets.
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01-14-13
According to the FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index, equity REITs produced total returns equal to 18.06 percent in 2012, including dividends equal to 3.70 percent. REITs outperformed the S&P 500 Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the NASDAQ Composite Index making 2012 the fourth year in a row that REITs have outperformed the other indices.