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Bahrain-based Arcapita Bank Files Ch. 11, Protecting $2 Billion in U.S. Properties

March 29, 2012

Costar… Arcapita Bank BSC, an international investment firm based in Bahrain, put itself and some of its affiliates into Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the United States. Included in the Chapter 11 filings is Arcapita Investment Holdings Ltd., which controls a $2.37 billion portfolio of investments in real estate, private equity and venture capital, and infrastructure. Its largest U.S. real estate holdings include: Arcapita US Residential… Original post: Bahrain-based Arcapita Bank Files Ch. 11, Protecting $2 Billion in U.S. Properties Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Wood Partners Sells Annapolis Multifamily for $68M

March 28, 2012

Costar… Wood Partners sold 1901 West St. in Annapolis, MD, to Pantzer Properties for $68 million or $226,667 per unit. The 300-unit multifamily building was built in 2006 and includes 19,211 square feet of fully leased retail space on the ground floor. Freddie Mac provided a $52 million acquisition loan. Dave Nachison, Alan Davis and Brenden Flood of HFF represented the seller. The buyer had no representation. Please see CoStar COMPS #2276642… See the article here: Wood Partners Sells Annapolis Multifamily for $68M Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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In The Pipeline: CoStar Development & Construction News for March 25 – 31

March 27, 2012

Costar… In The Pipeline is a column on significant acquisitions of commercial land for sale , and other transactions and trends affecting office, industrial, flex, multifamily, mixed-use, hotel and public works developers. Send us news leads about your new commercial real estate project — and sign up to be added to our distribution list to receive future In the Pipeline columns by e-mail. Architects Report Higher Billings For 4th Straight Month The Link: In The Pipeline: CoStar Development & Construction News for March 25 – 31 Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Holliday, Fenoglio Lead Veteran Team to CBRE

March 26, 2012

Costar… CBRE recruited Harold E. (Hal) Holliday, John T. Fenoglio, David M. Aaronson and James M. Richards Jr. as executive vice presidents. The brokers will serve in the mortgage brokerage’s debt and equity finance group in Houston. The team previously worked at Grandbridge Real Estate Capital. Holliday has nearly four decades in mortgage brokerage and co-founded Holliday Fenoglio. After HF’s acquisition by Amresco 18 years ago, he successfully led the… Visit link: Holliday, Fenoglio Lead Veteran Team to CBRE Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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CoStar’s People of Note (March 18-24)

March 23, 2012

Costar… This week’s People of Note includes the following markets: Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York City, Retail, San Francisco and South Florida. DALLAS/FORT WORTH Local Investment Sales Broker Moves to Cushman & Wakefield By CoStar Research Scot Farber joined Cushman & Wakefield in Dallas where he will focus on the sale of office and industrial properties as part of the firm’s investment sales group. Farber, Read more from the original source: CoStar’s People of Note (March 18-24) Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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CMBS Market Heats Up, So Too Do Credit Risks

March 22, 2012

Costar… The CMBS market continued to heat up this week as securitization firms rolled out four new offerings totaling more than $3 billion. Those deals are in addition to three offerings totaling $2.67 billion that sold earlier this month. The offerings are another sign of a relaxation from the extremely tight credit conditions that smothered investment activity following the Great Recession, according Moody’s Investors Service. At the same time, the newest… Read more: CMBS Market Heats Up, So Too Do Credit Risks Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Private Equity Funds Expect CRE Return Growth To Slow

March 22, 2012

Costar… One-year returns from private equity real estate funds have shown remarkable improvement since the real estate bubble burst in the latter half of the decade, despite under-performing every other major asset class, according to PitchBook/BMC Group’s annual private equity report. PitchBook is an independent private equity news and data provider. BMC Group is a leading global provider of information management solutions. Real estate funds were… See the original post here: Private Equity Funds Expect CRE Return Growth To Slow Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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GSA Buys Columbia Plaza Office Bldg. for $99.6M

March 21, 2012

Costar… The U.S. General Services Administration acquired the 511,500-square-foot Columbia Plaza Office Building in Washington, DC, from a partnership between Normandy Real Estate Partners and Westbrook Partners. The property traded for $99.59 million or $195 per square foot. The 15-story structure at 2401 E. St. NW was built in 1974 and renovated in 1999. The U.S. Department of State’s Diplomacy in Action agency has occupied the building since 1992 under… Read the rest here: GSA Buys Columbia Plaza Office Bldg. for $99.6M Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Don’t Look Now But Investor Interest Reviving In Warehouses

March 21, 2012

Costar… While the heated apartment market continues to grab headlines in the ongoing CRE recovery, a number of investors are quietly turning their attention to the warehouse sector anticipating a strengthening economic rebound as the U.S. jobs picture continues to improve, leading to increased consumption and consumer spending, according to the latest PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) Real Estate Investor Survey. “Warehouse demand is rapidly picking up, especially… Read more here: Don’t Look Now But Investor Interest Reviving In Warehouses Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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3PL Global Inks 270,764-SF Deal in Carson

March 20, 2012

Costar… In one of the largest industrial deals during the first quarter, 3PL Global LLC signed a 270,764-square-foot full-building lease at 2211 E. Carson St. in Carson, CA, in the ProLogis South Bay Distribution Center. ProLogis developed the LEED Silver spec project known as Building 5 last year. It is on 12.4 acres about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. The third-party logistics provider is currently headquartered at Airport Corporate Center… View original post here: 3PL Global Inks 270,764-SF Deal in Carson Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Shell Taps Pittsburgh Area For Proposed $2B Chemical Plant

March 16, 2012

Costar… Shell Oil Co. has picked a site in Beaver County, PA over locations in two other states for a proposed $2 billion petrochemical complex that could create more than 10,000 permanent jobs and another 10,000 construction jobs. Shell Chemical LP signed a land option agreement with Horsehead Corp. to evaluate the site in Potter and Center Townships near Monaca, PA, about 35 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. The facility would include an ethane “cracker… Link: Shell Taps Pittsburgh Area For Proposed $2B Chemical Plant Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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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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Investors See Good Prognosis for Health-Care Real Estate Despite Market Uncertainty

March 15, 2012

Costar… The health care industry and its real estate providers are literally caught between two eras as the 2012 elections and a key U.S. Supreme Court decision that will determine the future of health-care reform play out against the backdrop of a strengthening, yet far from robust, economic recovery. Richard Taylor, managing director with Jones Lang LaSalle’s Healthcare Solutions Group, said three key pressures are contributing to the current environment… Go here to read the rest: Investors See Good Prognosis for Health-Care Real Estate Despite Market Uncertainty Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Auction Sales Keep Going, Going, Going Up

March 15, 2012

Costar… One of the clear winners so far in the post Great Recession market are commercial real estate auctioneers. The dollar volume of CRE properties sold via auction jumped 33% from 2010 through 2011. Auction sales, excluding non-arms length foreclosures, jumped from $2.52 billion in 2010 to $3.35 billion, according to data from CoStar COMPs. It should be noted that these numbers may under-report the amount and volume of auction-based sales activity… Link: Auction Sales Keep Going, Going, Going Up Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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As Banks Cautiously Return to CRE Lending, CMBS Market Poised for Takeoff

March 8, 2012

Costar… CMBS markets are ramping up for a blast of activity that they haven’t seen since the first half of last year. In the past few days, three new deals totaling $2.67 billion have priced or hit the streets, part of an expected larger volume of spring deals to come. “The roughly $11 billion of CMBS deals lined up through April puts the market on pace for PPR’s prediction of $35 billion in 2012,” says John O’Callahan, capital market strategist for CoStar… See original here: As Banks Cautiously Return to CRE Lending, CMBS Market Poised for Takeoff Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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The Unanswered Multifamily Contradiction

March 8, 2012

Costar… With increasing occupancies and rents, the multifamily sector has been one of the commercial property types to bounce back fastest from the effects of the ‘Great Recession.’ Yet, at the same time, the multifamily sector has been one of the worst performing property types in terms of delinquencies, a contradiction noted by Fitch Ratings. Using the standard Fitch Ratings definition that counts any loan 60 or more days behind in payment as delinquent… See the article here: The Unanswered Multifamily Contradiction Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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The Unanswered Multifamily Contradiction

March 8, 2012

Costar… With increasing occupancies and rents, the multifamily sector has been one of the commercial property types to bounce back fastest from the effects of the ‘Great Recession.’ Yet, at the same time, the multifamily sector has been one of the worst performing property types in terms of delinquencies, a contradiction noted by Fitch Ratings. Using the standard Fitch Ratings definition that counts any loan 60 or more days behind in payment as delinquent… See the article here: The Unanswered Multifamily Contradiction Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Biotech, Lab Property Owners Holding Their Own Despite Shifting Landscape for Tenants

March 8, 2012

Costar… Big changes are roiling U.S. biotechnology and life sciences companies — and by extension the real estate owners that rent them with lab, R&D and manufacturing space — with pressures from global markets and regulatory and economic uncertainty causing tenants to rethink their property footprints and expansion plans, and even downsize in some cases. While the changes over the last five years have inevitably created volatile market conditions for… Read more from the original source: Biotech, Lab Property Owners Holding Their Own Despite Shifting Landscape for Tenants Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Biotech, Lab Property Owners Holding Their Own Despite Shifting Landscape for Tenants

March 8, 2012

Costar… Big changes are roiling U.S. biotechnology and life sciences companies — and by extension the real estate owners that rent them with lab, R&D and manufacturing space — with pressures from global markets and regulatory and economic uncertainty causing tenants to rethink their property footprints and expansion plans, and even downsize in some cases. While the changes over the last five years have inevitably created volatile market conditions for… Read more from the original source: Biotech, Lab Property Owners Holding Their Own Despite Shifting Landscape for Tenants Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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CBRE Taps Durburg To Oversee All Leasing and Sales Transaction Services

March 7, 2012

Costar… CBRE Group promoted one of its division presidents to the newly created position of Global President, Transaction Services. In his new role, Jack Durburg, formerly president of CBRE’s U.S. Central Division based in Chicago, will be charged with expanding the firm’s position in leasing, capital markets and transaction management services globally across all property types, working closely with the regional and business line leaders. Durburg… Follow this link: CBRE Taps Durburg To Oversee All Leasing and Sales Transaction Services Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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