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Volume 4 - Number 2 | January 22, 2007
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TOP STORY: Office Lending Becomes Even More Aggressive
By Erika Morphy
Nine months ago, it looked like the real estate capital markets had stabilized after the previous years’ frenetic activity. Within the past six months, though, activity is picking up again and lending is more aggressive, especially on office space.
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Capital Markets: Prices Up, Cap Rates Down for Older High-Rises
By Alex Finkelstein
Prices are rising and cap rates are falling lower than 5% on high-rise apartments and condominiums built before 2000, according to statistics from Boston based Torto Wheaton Research, an independent research firm owned by CB Richard Ellis.
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Insider: Michael Pollack Real Estate Investments’ Michael Pollack
By Erika Morphy
With a portfolio of 100 shopping, industrial and office assets totaling about four million sf in Arizona and California, Michael Pollack, president of Michael A. Pollack Real Estate Investments in Mesa, AZ, ranks as one of the region’s largest commercial center developers.
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Ratings Agencies Respond to Casinos’ Interest in CMBS
By Alex Finkelstein
Several major casino operators are exploring CMBS as an alternative to traditional corporate bond or bank financing. As a result, ratings agencies are already developing methodologies to analyze this new sector.
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