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High Demand for High-End Real Estate in Paris

May 2, 2012

Storied French mutual insurer Groupama has put some prime Paris commercial real estate on the block. Fortunately for the firm, demand for top properties has stayed strong even as the crisis has raged on the Continent.

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Plenty of Recession Damage Still Left To Undo

March 15, 2012

Costar… The commercial real estate rubble still left over from the Great Recession continues to exact a punishing toll on property values and owners’ and lenders’ books. In this statistical state analysis, CoStar Group has identified 168,580 office, flex, industrial and retail properties in its national property database with a vacancy rate of 60% or more. The number of properties by type at this level of vacancy distress is as follows: Retail: 67,525… Go here to see the original: Plenty of Recession Damage Still Left To Undo Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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CoStar CRE Pricing Indices Continue Upward Trend In January

March 15, 2012

Costar… CoStar’s monthly National Composite Index of commercial real estate prices opened 2012 with a 1.5% increase as the ongoing recovery reaped the benefits of improving investor confidence and steady pricing growth. With the gain in January, the National Composite Index is now 1.9% above the same period last year and has posted gains in eight of the last nine months since April 2011, with an average monthly increase of 0.8% — consistent with steady… Continue reading here: CoStar CRE Pricing Indices Continue Upward Trend In January Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Data Center Finance New Options

March 4, 2012

Over the last 3 years it has been nearly impossible to secure debt financing for existing data centers or new construction, which has given huge advantages to REITs with strong Capital access. Most Banks are still unwilling to lend for data centers, but we have developed a bond program for financing fully leased or investment grade data center projects. Using this program we can fund 100% of the price to purchase or cost to build. The project must be fully leased, but for the right opportunity where you have a strong data center owner, you can build them a center without the usual problems in construction financing. Bryan Shaffer George Smith Partners Bshaffer@gspartners.com 310.867. 2906

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U.S. Mint HQ Fetches $147.5 Million

March 2, 2012

Costar… NSP Ventures Corp. purchased the U.S. Mint headquarters building at 801 Ninth St. NW in Washington, DC, from Wereldhave USA Inc., a commercial real estate investment firm based in the Netherlands, for $147.5 million, or approximately $624 per square foot. The eight-story, 236,054-square-foot office property is one block away from Gallery Place Metro Station and is next to the 1.9 million-square-foot mixed-use CityCenterDC development. Stanley… See original here: U.S. Mint HQ Fetches $147.5 Million Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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U.S. Mint HQ Fetches $147.5 Million

March 2, 2012

Costar… NSP Ventures Corp. purchased the U.S. Mint headquarters building at 801 Ninth St. NW in Washington, DC, from Wereldhave USA Inc., a commercial real estate investment firm based in the Netherlands, for $147.5 million, or approximately $624 per square foot. The eight-story, 236,054-square-foot office property is one block away from Gallery Place Metro Station and is next to the 1.9 million-square-foot mixed-use CityCenterDC development. Stanley… See original here: U.S. Mint HQ Fetches $147.5 Million Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Blackstone Doubles Down on Real Estate

November 21, 2011

Blackstone is set to buy 16 office buildings in a deal that would value the properties at about $800 million, cementing the group’s status as one of the most aggressive buyers of commercial real estate.

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Wells Fargo Jumps on Commercial Deals

August 31, 2011

As the U.S. banking sector is reducing its exposure to commercial real estate, Wells Fargo has taken a different approach: expanding lending to the sector while also buying real-estate loans from other banks.

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Africa Israel Buys High, Sells Low

July 13, 2011

The Israeli company was one of the most aggressive foreign buyers of U.S. commercial real estate during the boom. Now, after big losses, it is selling some of those properties for significantly less than it paid.

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Leasing Florida Commercial Real Estate Be Sure To Set The Foundation Properly From The Very Start

June 17, 2011

Many businesses that operate within the Florida State now seem to go for the option of leasing commercial space that goes for a rate that is somewhat on the rise while some of the others prefer to simply purchase commercial real estate in which they might be able to operate more smoothly. See more here: Leasing Florida Commercial Real Estate Be Sure To Set The Foundation Properly From The Very Start

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LoopNet’s iPad/iPhone App for Enterprise Solution Customer – The Shopping Center Group – Wins 2011 "Digie" Award at …

June 16, 2011

LoopNet, Inc. , a leading provider of commercial real estate marketing, technology and information services and operator of the most heavily trafficked commercial real estate marketplace, today announced that LoopNet enterprise client The Shopping Center Group , one of the country’s leading retail real estate advisory companies, has been honored with a 2011 “Digie” award for its private label … Continue reading here: LoopNet’s iPad/iPhone App for Enterprise Solution Customer – The Shopping Center Group – Wins 2011 “Digie” Award at …

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7marketSpot » Japan CMBS: How did the earthquake affect its …

June 5, 2011

Japan CMBS : How did the earthquake affect its recovery? 3 JUNE 2011. » Japanese commercial real estate transactions have shown signs of a recovery though this recently took a pause with the March earthquake. … View post: 7marketSpot »

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CMBS issuance to top $40 billion in 2011 « HousingWire — Industry …

June 5, 2011

The economic fundamentals influencing the return to a robust trading market in commercial real estate are improving quickly, and that is going to push the level of asset trades to a new post-recession high, up near 60% in 2011 … … Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts recently said with the sharp drop in inflation expectations, the firm believes CMBS subordinate bonds issued under the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, or TALF, are positioned to … …

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‘Rational Rent Relief’ Commercial Landlords, Lenders and Tenants …

June 5, 2011

“Rational Rent Relief” and its unique and comprehensive approach to today’s commercial real estate crisis will deliver better results for all, and most importantly to the small business tenant. …

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7marketSpot » Japan CMBS: How did the earthquake affect its recovery?

June 5, 2011

Japan CMBS : How did the earthquake affect its recovery? 3 JUNE 2011. » Japanese commercial real estate transactions have shown signs of a recovery though this recently took a pause with the March earthquake. …

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Commercial Real Estate Slowly Turning Around « Washington Bank …

June 5, 2011

Sales and leasing volumes in commercial real estate have turned a corner and are heading up, but because the past few years have been so difficult, the upturn barely feels like one. … That's a bit surprising, because the big-four national banks — Wells Fargo, Citibank, Chase, and Bank of America — are in a far better position to make loans. Not only are they sitting on piles of money, but because they've grown to the point where they're too big to fail, …

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Some Banks Open the Spigot For Commercial Real-Estate | Heyliger …

June 5, 2011

Bank of America Corp., the nation's largest bank by assets, cut its commercial real – estate exposure to $42.8 billion in the first quarter, down 26% from a year earlier. Other banks shedding such assets include Huntington …

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Commercial Real Estate Slowly Turning Around | Commercial Real …

June 5, 2011

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Bank of America Earns $2.0 Billion in First Quarter

June 5, 2011

Combined with the large corporate group, the company made $69 billion in non- commercial real estate loans and $7 billion in commercial real estate loans including renewals in the first quarter of 2011. Bank of America …

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Bank of America Steps Up Green Initiatives | Green Harbor

June 5, 2011

The bank wants to reduce current greenhouse gas emissions by 15% throughout the entire company as well as make 20% of its entire commercial real estate properties LEED certified. Lastly, the bank has set aside $55 …

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