Fed Chairman Bernanke Takes Steps to Restart the Economy
Ben Bernanke has spoken. The Fed chairman and the Federal Reserve moved recently to stimulate the economy when the policy-making committee cut the federal funds rate – the rate at which banks lend to...
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No Port in the Global Fiscal Storm
Shipping activity has plunged as much as one-third at U.S. ports most heavily invested in the once red-hot but now declining Asia trade. Freight rates from South China to Europe have slid as much as...
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TIC Owners Caught in the Downturn
While the commercial real estate market waits to bottom out, dozens of smaller buyers who pooled their dollars to buy office buildings during the boom may be in worse shape than large institutional...
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Washington, D.C., Office Market Showing Signs of Stabilization
Washington, D.C. office leasing is on the upswing for the first time in a year. Not surprisingly for the District, the rise in leasing activity is driven primarily by expanding federal agencies. A...
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John Vivadelli: The Real Estate Perfect Storm
Commercial real estate is currently experiencing a perfect storm, one that will utterly change the way corporations utilize their office space in the future. This is the opinion of John Vivadelli, CEO...
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A Quick Story About Irrational Exuberance
There is roughly 55m SF of office spec and construction nationally at a time when the vacancy rate has dipped to 15.2 percent. Seems like a lot until you consider past recessions. Robert Bach, Director...
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