March 12, 2007 | Vol. 4 No. 5

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Volume 4 - Number 5 | March 12, 2007

TOP STORY: Investors Still Consider Real Estate a Safe Bet
By Erika Morphy
The question for commercial real estate is not how well REITs will perform during this volatile period, but whether real estate will lose the patina of a safe asset class. The answer, at least for now, appears to be no.

Capital Markets: Tougher Loan Guidelines Ahead for Retail Investors
By Alex Finkelstein
Financing for most retail acquisitions is expected to be readily available this year, but investors may face several new trends, according to William Hughes, senior vice president and managing director of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp.

Retail Investment Watchers Share Mixed Views
By Alex Finkelstein
Cap rates will rise and investment returns will fall in 2007 as new market trends emerge, predicts Bernard J. Haddigan, senior vice president and managing director of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co.'s Atlanta based National Retail Group.

As Construction Prices Stabilize, Will Financing Get Easier?
By Erika Morphy
The huge run up in construction prices in the past few years has skewed valuations in some markets. But several indicators closely monitored by the Associated General Contractors of America suggest a return to saner conditions may be close at hand.

Insider: CB Richard Ellis’s Maury Zanoff
By Erika Morphy

What's Hot, What's Not

Small Borrowers Getting a Break from Big Lenders

Short Takes: Fitch Comfortable With Simon Deal to Buy Mills

Executive Moves: Thomas Carr Joins Federal Capital Partners