Economy: Page 162


  • REITs Kick Off 2012 with Continued Bifurcation

    REITs have been doing well, but project specifics have to determine if a REIT is the right route.

    Jan. 11, 2012
  • Sabal Financial Buys Another Huge Loan Portfolio, Plans More

    After a $385 million loan portfolio venture with the FDIC, the firm reveals another $204 million buy.

    Jan. 11, 2012
  • ABC Sets Friday Deadline for BizCon Discount

    Associated Builders and Contractors will hold its annual BizCon in Phoenix Feb. 21 and 22.

    Jan. 11, 2012
  • Market-Peak CMBS Could See 30% Default

    Three agencies rating securitized commercial mortgages see prospects dimming for refinancing the loans.

    Jan. 11, 2012
  • Investor and Issuer Opportunities in TRX.II

    CREFC thinks that TRX.II, a synthetic total return swap, could be a critical piece of the CMBS market.

    Jan. 11, 2012
  • A Market Builds for Single-Family Rentals

    GI Partners, which made big profits by scooping up empty data centers after the technology-stock bust in 2000, is making a big bet on foreclosed homes.

    Jan. 10, 2012
  • Trouble Is Brewing for Office Market

    Many office property owners are being undone by tenant contractions and the expiration of five-year leases.

    Jan. 10, 2012
  • 2012: The Year the Housing Market Goes Local

    This may finally be the year of housing recovery. In some places.

    Jan. 10, 2012
  • AGC Webinar Will Look at Coming Year in Construction

    The for-fee session on Jan. 19 will include an economic overview for builders, machinery sales and leasing and shale-gas exploration.

    Jan. 10, 2012
  • Builders' Group Likes Fed's Slap at Fannie, Freddie

    NAHB had a high-five for the Fed after its warning that tight lending is endangering recovery.

    Jan. 10, 2012
  • Nike Plans 600 KSF in Tishman’s New Shanghai Campus

    Nike has just announced plans to build a 600,000-square-foot corporate campus in Shanghai.

    Jan. 10, 2012
  • Graziano Joins HFF to Direct Debt Placement Group

    The former VP of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods will focus on debt, structure finance and joint ventures for commercial real estate in the Northeast.

    Jan. 10, 2012
  • 2012 Outlook on Tap at CREFC January Conference

    CEO Stephen Renna says players "know what the headwinds are, and they're adapting to them."

    Jan. 10, 2012
  • "Like Us" On Social Media! An Endorsement Under Advertising Laws?

    Does your construction company, architectural firm or development group have a Facebook page? Know that not all "likes" are alike.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Is Your 'Contractor' Really an Employee?

    Hiring "1099 workers" seems to avoid adding employees, but it has risks.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Can We Reduce Construction Litigation and Discovery Costs?

    One way to cut the expense is to put an economical litigation agreement into project contracts.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Trouble with Terabytes? Tips for Construction Industry Going to the Cloud

    Construction contractors are grappling with questions about paperless projects.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • How Do Courts Treat Unbalanced Bids in Public Contracts?

    You know the deal. You're undercut by a bid that just doesn't make mathematical sense.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Transportation Contractors: What Is an Unbalanced Bid and Why Should You Care?

    Tennessee DOT issued a warning about seeing too many unbalanced bids.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Architect and Contractor Sitting in a Tree . . . K-I-S-S-I-N-G

    The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) have a marketing partnership agreement.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Construction Jobless Rate Analysis: The Season Is the Reason

    The industry's unemployment rate rose in December, but ABC says to just take a look at last year.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Home Price Index Bows to Bank Action in a Market

    Economist David Stiff explains that bank selling explains why home prices in Atlanta are down.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • NYSE Tosses Grubb & Ellis; Now Trades OTC

    The New York Stock Exchange has delisted Grubb & Ellis Co., the long-beleaguered services and investment firm.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Transactions Top $160B, but Trend is Slow Growth

    Jones Lang LaSalle sees commercial Investment growing more slowly throughout 2012.

    Jan. 9, 2012
  • Flagstar Bank Takes Three Floors at Troy, Mich., Officentre

    The bank will lease almost 100,000 square feet in the 745,000-square-foot complex.

    Jan. 9, 2012