The due diligence period in a commercial building sale is usually 45 to 60 days, during which the buyer and the broker work together to study the property. The factors to study include: Building Inspection: Structural and mechanical components must … Continue reading →
Investment sales improved in 2012 compared with 2011. Year-to-date volume is at $225 billion, according to John Salustri, quoting data from Real Capital Analytics (RCA). November volume stood at $19.5 billion – a 40 percent increase over November 2011. RCA … Continue reading →
A zero cash flow property (“zero property”) is a property with a long-term (20+ years), stable lease by a credit tenant attached to it. The investment is highly financed and all of the rent usually goes to the lender. Values for zero … Continue reading →
In July the Montana Supreme Court ruled in Redding v. Montana that a TIC without usage rights is a security. A TIC (tenancy in common) is a property interest arrangement under which two or more people co-own real estate without … Continue reading →
Crowdfunding is a process by which a company or developer will fund a project by selling small amounts of equity to many investors. In commercial real estate, crowdfunding can help to fund the urban infill projects that are often not … Continue reading →
Calculated Risk reports that the October Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score (produced by AIA – The American Institute of Architects) was 52.8 – up from 51.6 in September. The index reflects the nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings … Continue reading →
RevPAR (revenue per available room) – a metric of hotel occupancy is increasing at a slower pace than it did in the initial years following the 2008 economic downturn, according to a CoStar report (quoting data and analysis from Wells … Continue reading →
Within a few years, new accounting standards – agreed upon by FASB and IASB and aimed at increasing transparency – may require landlords and tenants to include operating leases on their balance sheets as either assets or liabilities – a … Continue reading →
Bloomberg reports that retail properties in the Netherlands generated returns of 7.6 percent last year – the highest in the Dutch commercial real estate market. Dutch pension group APG Algemene NV – the third largest pension fund in the world … Continue reading →
The Basel III rules, which take effect next year, require European banks to hold more capital against loans secured by commercial property. As a result, banks are expected to sell more commercial loans and distressed assets, according to The Wall … Continue reading →