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The results are in: 1st Q 2010

After a very lackluster 2009, nearly everyone in the real estate industry was anxiously looking forward to 2010.   Now standing at the first quarter pole, some things are beginning to take focus.  But many others remain cloudy.  In the office market, continued struggles in the finance & banking segment have caused the CBD and ...
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Extra Credit

The credit-worthiness of tenants in a real estate investment has always been an important component of the economic analysis.  And with lenders using ever-more conservative underwriting and many tenants facing the very real prospect of having their credit rating downgraded, understanding the concept of 'credit' in a real estate analysis is even more critical.  In this month's Properties Magazine, review exactly what tenant credit means, where to find it ...
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Creeper

As the adjacent chart shows, the 10-year treasury index has slowly risen over the past twelve months.  It even briefly broke the 4% threshold earlier this week. Although most lenders have more pressing issues to deal with, sooner or later this index will again come into focus. And who knows where the index will be when it does. ...
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