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Can Wal-Mart Think Smaller?

Al Norman | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Smaller Supercenters, E.F. Schumacher, Merrill Lynch, Wal-Mart, Suburbs, Tesco, Retail, Tom Shoewe, Aldi, Green Business, Sprawl, Commercial Real Estate, Business News
Al Norman

Wal-Mart is hinting at smaller stores. The reality: land is not available anywhere for the classic Wal-Mart supercenter, weighing in at over 200,000 square feet.

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Commercial Real Estate: 90% Financing at Low Rates Is Possible

Jerry Chautin | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Commercial Real Estate, Business Condo, Financing, Loan Fees, 7(A), President Barack Obama, Working Capital, Office Building, Cdc, Conventional Loans, Obama Administration, Obama Stimulus, Franchise, Cash Flow, Skating Rink, Certified Development Companies, 80%, Small Business Owners, Warehouse and Retail Store, Credit, Restaurant, 7a, Values, Borrowing Money, Loans, Vacancies, 90%, Business News, Operating Costs, Job Creation, Sba, Bowling Alley, 504, Small Business, Business News
Jerry Chautin

The lesser-known 504 program from the U.S. Small Business Administration can be ideal for small-business owners to buy, build or rehabilitate commercial buildings.

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Despite Market Risks, Foreign Buyers Find Bargains In New York City Real Estate

Crain's New York Business | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Real Estate, US Recession, Global Economic Crisis, New York Real Estate, Economy, Economic Crisis, Commercial Real Estate, Hsbc, New York Recession, New York, New York City, Great Depression, New York News

An Israeli firm's deal to buy HSBC Bank USA's headquarters at 452 Fifth Ave. for $330 million signals that foreign investors see Manhattan real estate...

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Atlantic Yards Nets Case: Court Of Appeals To Hear New Jersey Nets Arena Case

AP | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Eminent Domain Abuse, New Jersey Nets, Land Condemnation, New York Court of Appeals, Eminent Domain, Brooklyn, Land Development, Eminent Domain New York, Commercial Real Estate, New York Court, New York, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's top court is set to consider whether the state had the authority to condemn property and force its sale to a developer...

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Suburban Office Market Hits The Skids, Nears 20-Year Low

Crain's Chicago Business | Thomas A. Corfman | Posted 10.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Suburban Office Space, Chicago Office Space, Recession, Chicago Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Chicago News

The suburban office vacancy rate climbed for the ninth straight quarter, to 20.1% in the third quarter, the highest level since the early 1990s, as bu...

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One In Six Construction Loans Are In Trouble

nytimes.com | FLOYD NORRIS | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Construction Loans, Banks, Commercial Real Estate, Fdic, Troubled Loans, Bank Loans, Business News

Reports filed by banks with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation indicate that at the end of June about one-sixth of all construction loans were ...

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Energy Efficiency Can Earn Great Financial Returns

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Mckinsey, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Green Energy, Greenhouse Gases, Green News
Jonathan A. Schein

Based on a recent study by the consulting firm McKinsey, a $5.2 billion investment in energy efficiency can result in a savings of up to $1.2 trillion by 2020.

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Regional Banks Could Suffer From Commercial Real Estate Bust

Jul. 24, 2009 | Colin Barr, Senior Writer | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Commercial Real Estate Crisis, Keycorp, Commercial Real Estate, Regional Banks, Pnc, Ben Bernanke, Bbt, Business News

NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Regional banks can no longer ignore the elephant in the room -- their exposure to the commercial real estate bust. Though housi...

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Commercial Real Estate: Inside The Crisis

AP | ALEX VEIGA | Posted 08.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Meltdown 101, Real Estate Crisis, Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Office Vacancies, Cre, Business News

The residential housing market went into a tailspin over a burst housing bubble and a whole lot of bad mortgages. The commercial real estate market ha...

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Commercial Real Estate Crash Would Cripple U.S. Banks

Sheldon Filger | Posted 08.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Commercial-Real-Estate-Defaults, Financial Crisis, Banking Crisis, U.S. Banks, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial-Real-Estate-Crisis, Global Economic Crisis, Business News
Sheldon Filger

A commercial real estate implosion has been predicted for months by many observers, including this writer.

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Manhattan Office Vacancies Rise, Sublets Struggle

nytimes.com | J. ALEX TARQUINIO | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Real Estate Crisis, New York City, New York City Real Estate, Class a Space Manhattan, Manhattan Real Estate, Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Business News

Few office towers have been left untouched by the flood of sublet space that has recently inundated the New York office market. In Midtown Manhattan -...

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Global Commercial Property Slump: Rents Falling More Than 90% In 46 Countries

ft.com | Daniel Thomas | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Property-Values, Global Property Slump, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Rents, Business News

The slump across global commercial property markets has accelerated since the turn of the year, with the emerging markets in particular struggling und...

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Commercial Real Estate Defaults: 2010 To 2013 Will Be Worst, With $67 Billion "Lost"

New York Post | John Crudele | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Commercial Real Estate Defaults, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate Portfolios, Banks Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate Loans, Business News

And the most dangerous time for banks will be 2010 to 2013 when $1 trillion in commercial real estate loans will mature and -- like homeowners before ...

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First Case Of Predatory Lending In Commercial Real Estate?

businessinsider.com | Joe Weisenthal | Posted 06.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Mortgage Crisis, Commercial Real Estate Crisis, Strip Mall Developer, Long Island, Commercial Real Estate, Predatory Lending, Business News

Is this the first official allegation of predatory lending in the commercial real estate space? A reader passes on a recently filed lawsuit brought...

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The Stress Tests and Commercial Real Estate

Sam Chandan | Posted 06.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Stress Tests, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Stress Test Results, Bank Stress Tests, Business News
Sam Chandan

Neither investors nor the public should accept policy makers' and regulators' assertions that the tests of commercial real estate have been undertaken carefully.

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Commercial Real Estate In Bad Shape

BusinessWeek Online | Ellen Gibson | Posted 05.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Real Estate Commercial, Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Business News

When the housing market began collapsing across the developed world, commercial real estate remained a bastion for builders. But now the global recess...

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Commercial Real Estate May Be the Next Asset Bubble to Burst

Sheldon Filger | Posted 05.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Toxic Assets, Banking Crisis, George Soros, Real Estate Bubble, Commercial Real Estate, Global Economic Crisis, Business News
Sheldon Filger

The blow about to be delivered by this next bursting asset bubble may prove to be mortal for the global economy.

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Commercial Vacancies On The Rise, Lenders' Crisis Looms

New York Times | Charles V. Bagli | Posted 02.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Commercial Vacancy, Vacancy Rates, Commercial Real Estate, Business News

Vacancy rates in office buildings exceed 10 percent in virtually every major city in the country and are rising rapidly, a sign of economic distress t...

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Renewable Businesses Bring The Green To Portland

The Wall Street Journal | Maura Webber Sadovi | Posted 01.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Vestas Americas, Wind Energy, Green News, Alternative Energy, Intel, SolarWorld AG, Portland, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Commercial Real Estate, Green Architecture, Nike, First & Main, Portland Oregon, Wind Turbines, Vestas Wind Systems As, Real Estate, Green Policy, Oregon, Green News

Oregon's bid to cash in on its green appeal has given Portland's weakening commercial-real-estate market an early holiday gift. Denmark-based Vestas ...

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Will Commercial Real Estate Be Next?

Jim Randel | Posted 01.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Investing Advice, Homeowners, Subprime Mortgages, Commercial Real Estate, Housing Crisis, Economy, Business News
Jim Randel

A bad economy will cause increased defaults in commercial real estate, but nothing even approaching what happened in the residential world.

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IS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEXT?

Jim Randel | Posted 12.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Investing, Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Housing Crisis, Economy, Business News
Jim Randel

Some journalists have been suggesting that values in commercial real estate will be the next to crash - following housing and dragging the U.S. econo...

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Wall Street Gears For New Pain

Wall Street Journal | LINGLING WEI, RANDALL SMITH | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Citigroup, U.S. Economy, Banks, Subprime Loans, Real Estate, Credit Crunch, Subprime Shakedown, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearsn, Subprime Loan Crisis, J.P. Morgan, Commercial Real Estate, Business News

After suffering a beating from their exposure to home loans, banks and securities firms are about to take their lumps from office towers, hotels and o...

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Wall Street Banks Brace For More Multibillion-Dollar Losses

New York Times | Jenny Anderson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, U.S. Economy, Credit Crisis, High-Risk Loans, Corporate Buyouts, Wall Street, Auction-Rate Securities, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, American Economy, Wall Street Banks, Commercial Real Estate, Subprime Mortgages, Slowing Economy, Ubs, Credit Markets, Business News

Wall Street banks are bracing for another wave of multibillion-dollar losses as the crisis that began with subprime mortgages spreads through the cred...

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