Archive for State of the Market
What Will It Take For Lenders To Lend Again?
As everyone knows, the commercial real estate capital markets have been in turmoil since June of 2007, when the single family subprime lending debacle first appeared on the scene. Since that time, the lending market has slowly, but ever so consistently continued to deteriorate.
I am frequently asked “When will the lenders start lending again?”. While [...]
Investment Trends Quarterly Reports from the CCIM Instiutute
The following “Investment Trends Quarterly Reports” are unquestionably the best and most current information concerning investment and value trends in the commercial real estate industry.
The CCIM Institute makes this information available for CCIM’s and CCIM Candidates only for their exclusive professional use. By permission of the CCIM Institute the following ITQ Reports are available for your viewing.
ITQ [...]
The Negative Cash Flow Dilemma
Over the past several years, there has been a “feeding frenzy” for small income properties. The stock market has left seriously depleted a number of retirement accounts. Rental properties have become the obvious answer for those seeking to generate wealth.
First Problem: Prices have increased much more rapidly than have rents. Prices are increasing and investment [...]



