Executive Real Estate Services

  • Outlook Stable for 2009 U.S. Office Occupancy Costs

    06.07.2009 16:35:05 D. Clayton Outlook Stable for 2009 U.S. Office Occupancy Costs Declining rents and rising vacancy are the bane of many landlords in the United States these days, but by another measure–total occupancy costs–prospects for 2009 look fairly positive compared to the overall global outlook. In 61 percent of markets in the United States

  • To Sublease or Not to Sublease: Corporations Weigh Their Options

    Tag: tenant relationship D. Clayton’s Blog Profile 06.07.2009 16:45:04 D. Clayton To Sublease or Not to Sublease: Corporations Weigh Their Options As corporations downsize their operations, many are debating whether to sublease unneeded space. That decision, however, is not cut and dried. Complications can prevent execution of a beneficial transaction. For instance, the going local

  • Economic Update – Legacy CMBS Now Under TALF

    Tag: homebuilding D. Clayton’s Blog Profile 06.07.2009 16:56:45 D. Clayton Economic Update – Legacy CMBS Now Under TALF In a major expansion of the Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that investors will be able to buy existing securities backed by commercial real estate loans–so-called “legacy” CMBS. The

  • Closing Loans Totaling $317M, Liberty Proves Financing Still Available

    06.07.2009 16:42:53 D. Clayton Closing Loans Totaling $317M, Liberty Proves Financing Still Available With the credit crisis in full swing, even secured loans are hard to come by, but Liberty Property Trust has managed to snag six of them totaling $317 million. Relying on industrial and office properties as collateral, the Malvern, Pa.-based REIT obtained

  • Pocketing $387M, SL Green Becomes Latest REIT to Raise Equity Via Public Offering

    Tag: Investment D. Clayton’s Blog Profile 06.07.2009 16:51:56 D. Clayton Pocketing $387M, SL Green Becomes Latest REIT to Raise Equity Via Public Offering SL Green Realty Corp. has jumped on the bandwagon of REITs that, facing credit markets that are frozen like a block of ice, have opted to raise funds through public offerings. The

  • Despite Spring Thaw, Harsh Forecasts Continue for Retail

    Tag: healthy credit market D. Clayton’s Blog Profile 06.07.2009 16:53:42 D. Clayton Despite Spring Thaw, Harsh Forecasts Continue for Retail The retail sector’s current distress will eventually provide ample opportunities for investors and retailers. But the slight spring thaw in consumer attitudes about retail will not be enough to prevent harsh conditions for the rest

  • Stimulus Programs, Financial Market Intervention to Benefit CRE–But Not Right Away

    Tag: increased consumption D. Clayton’s Blog Profile 06.07.2009 16:55:18 D. Clayton Stimulus Programs, Financial Market Intervention to Benefit CRE–But Not Right Away The government’s pumping up of the economy via various programs created by the nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package and interceding in the financial market will indirectly incite the revival of the commercial

  • Still Active Fannie, Freddie Dole Out $53M for M-F Deals

    Tag: multi-family properties D. Clayton’s Blog Profile 06.07.2009 16:46:34 D. Clayton Still Active Fannie, Freddie Dole Out $53M for M-F Deals With the finance industry suffering, securing a loan of any size is not as easy as it used to be. But despite the current economy, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain active sources of

  • Recession Hits D.C. Office Market

    Tag: governmental employment sector D. Clayton’s Blog Profile 06.07.2009 16:50:19 D. Clayton Recession Hits D.C. Office Market As the country struggles in the midst of an economic downturn, Washington, D.C., with its large governmental employment sector, has thus far managed somewhat better than most cities. But according to a new report by Cassidy & Pinkard