With the economy and retail sales improving, we embarked on a Phoenix regional mall tour (concurrent with the March 7th release of the latest iPad). Our goal was to see first-hand, how regional malls were performing in one of the… read more.
Category: Capital Market Outlooks
4Q11 Capital Market Outlook
As we move into 2012, access to credit will continue to challenge the real estate industry without a fully functional CMBS market, despite historically low mortgage rates. With anemic tenant demand in most cities, commercial real estate owners are working… read more.
3Q11 Capital Market Outlook
Entering the 4th quarter, credit spreads are elevated and new financing activity has stalled, as seen by the drop in the number of IPOs and bond and secondary equity issuances. The REIT market as a whole has become more attractive… read more.
2Q11 Capital Market Outlook
Market participants have now reached the mid-year marker set by the Federal Reserve – the end of QE2, yet remain mired in economic uncertainty and intensifying political posturing. Global liquidity continues to be drawn to commercial real estate as evidenced… read more.
1Q11 Capital Market Outlook
Although we believe that fundamental prospects for the sector remain healthy, the impact of QE2’s completion has become an obvious elephant in the room for capital market participants. While there is still an outside chance of a third spell of quantitative… read more.
