(State) House Rules in Kansas Casino
February 4th, 2010Gambling in Kansas comes with a twist—the state owns the casino and sets the rules, an unusual arrangement devised by the legislature.
As Banks Balk, Builders Go Elsewhere
February 4th, 2010Private-equity firms are stepping into the vacuum left by banks’ flight from lending to small and midsize home builders.
Investors Lost It All in Memphis
February 3rd, 2010The commercial real-estate mess is clobbering investors. Few of them are reeling as much as the 27 owners of 1023 Cherry Road in Memphis, Tenn.
Flush REITs See Little Cause to Buy
February 3rd, 2010For public real-estate companies, spending money has turned out to be harder than raising it.
Spurned by Banks, Builders Look Elsewhere
February 3rd, 2010Private-equity firms are stepping into the vacuum left by banks’ flight from lending to small and midsize home builders.
Flush REITs Have Loads of Cash, Little to Spend It On
February 3rd, 2010For public real-estate companies, spending money has turned out to be harder than raising it.
Lease Up/Lease Down (Jan. 31 – Feb. 6): Exploring Possibilities: Ford Adding 1,200 Jobs in Chicago
February 3rd, 2010CoStar compiles news of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and mergers in the weekly Lease Up/Lease Down news report, a concise read keeping you updated on major corporate moves affecting commercial…
Optimism Trumps Gloom at MBA Real Estate Finance Conference in Glitter City
February 3rd, 2010More than 2,000 commercial and multifamily real estate professionals attended the Mortgage Bankers Association’s four-day Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Conference, which wraps up Thursday in Las Vegas.
Despite a recession and…
Tycoon Ng Teng Fong dies
February 3rd, 2010Ng Teng Fong, one of Asia’s richest tycoons and the founder and chairman of Singapore’s largest unlisted property group, Far East Organization, died Tuesday aged 82.
Battered Industrial Property Sector Poised to Resume Growth
February 3rd, 2010The amount of empty warehouse, distribution and flex space hitting the market contracted again sharply in the fourth quarter, and CoStar analysts say industrial real estate appears poised to join office and some retail categories in returning to positive…
