Archive for November, 2009

Emerging Trends 2010

Monday, November 9th, 2009

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers just released their annual survey findings in their Emerging Trends 2010 report. The jist of the report can be summarized by ULI Senior Resident Fellow for Real Estate Finance Stephen Blank's comments in the report: “Our report participants find that a sense of nervous ... More

TIC Ownership: Where is the door?

Monday, November 9th, 2009

The typical story goes something like this…. At some point between 2000 and 2007, many baby boomers sold whatever investment real estate they owned, usually for a sizeable profit. Rather than cashing out of the real estate markets and paying the capital gains taxes, many investors chose to ... More

Prof. Geltner asks “Why are you waiting?”

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

In his monthly column "Professor's Comments", Professor David Geltner noted the 2 year anniversary of Moody's/REAL CPPI's real peak, as the index fell for the 11th month in a row. The index now rests the same level it did on spring of 2003. Geltner commented: "Through August the index is ... More