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China Vanke Hints at Market Weakening

November 16, 2011

China Vanke said its housing prices are set by the market, suggesting a shift in sentiment as some housing prices fall in response to government tightening measures.

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Home Builders Run Out of Lifelines

August 31, 2011

From WSJ.com… Five years into a housing meltdown, questions are arising about how long some home builders can survive without significant improvement in the market. Follow this link: Home Builders Run Out of Lifelines Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net View article: Home Builders Run Out of Lifelines

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Some Home Builders Run Out of Lifelines

August 31, 2011

Five years into a housing meltdown, questions are arising about how long some home builders can survive without significant improvement in the market.

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Market Turmoil Stings Commercial Sector

August 10, 2011

Tremors in the market for commercial-mortgage-backed securities are hindering the recovery of the commercial-property sector.

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CMBS Investors See Troublesome Trend

July 27, 2011

A key funding source that has made the commercial mortgage-backed securities revival possible may back further away from the market in coming months, leaving lenders to scramble for other buyers or watch their volume fizzle.

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Mortgage Bonds Meet a Pushback

July 24, 2011

Dealers had to boost yields to win investor demand to sell a pair of $1.5 billion commercial-mortgage-backed securities issues last week, signaling a possible retreat in the market’s recovery.

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Distressed Buyer Is Rewarded

June 15, 2011

Some gutsy investors who paid rock-bottom prices at the market’s low point are beginning to cash out, among them the San Francisco private-equity firm, Tribeca Cos.

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Goldman Suffers Office Loss

June 11, 2011

One of Goldman Sachs Group’s Whitehall real-estate funds has suffered a large loss on a trophy Manhattan office building, at 230 Park Ave., that the fund helped purchase at the market’s peak.

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What You Need to Know About the 5 C’s of Commercial Lending

June 5, 2011

The amount of equity in or necessary retained earnings differs based upon the type of commercial real estate , the situation in the market (today you need more equity in), or the type company you are lending to. No magic secrets here but …

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Madoff’s brother selling swindler’s NY mansion

June 2, 2011

Bernard Madoff’s brother has his New York mansion on the market for $6.5 million. View original post here: Madoff’s brother selling swindler’s NY mansion

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Investors Jump Back Into Rebounding Hotel Market — Industry Partners

June 2, 2011

Commercial Real Estate & Multi-Family Loans – Both Debt & Equity – California & Nationwide. Retail – Office – Industrial – Hotels – Multi-Family – Student Housing – Single Tenant SBA Loans . Distressed REO Properties – Whole Loans … See the original article here: Investors Jump Back Into Rebounding Hotel Market — Industry Partners

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Investors Jump Back Into Rebounding Hotel Market

June 2, 2011

Costar… With the U.S. hotel sector firmly in recovery mode, the number of large hotel investment sales has continued to rise in the second quarter. More properties are coming onto the market in response to a growing amount of capital seeking hotel investment, with private-equity funds, institutional buyers and other types of buyers joining REITs in the competition for high quality lodging assets. The already-hot pace of deals seems to have accelerated… Visit link: Investors Jump Back Into Rebounding Hotel Market Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Germany’s Commercial-Property Cemetery

March 16, 2011

Germany might be Europe’s economic miracle. But for commercial-property investors, the market has been more of a graveyard.

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Two Views of Real Estate

March 9, 2011

Two closely watched indexes on commercial real estate draw much different pictures of the market recovery.

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