(Bloomberg) U.S. commercial real estate yields are near the highest level relative to Treasury bonds on record, a signal to some investors it’s time to buy property. Capitalization rates, a measure of real estate yields, averaged 7.22 percent in the second quarter, based on an index calculated by the National Council of Real Estate Investment Read More
Posts by Bison Tales
CMBS Market Rises From Ashes of Collapse
Big Banks Lead the Return of Key Funding Source for Commercial-Property Owners; Still, a Fraction of Precrash Levels By: Lingling Wei in the Wall Street Journal Even as woes mount in the commercial-real-estate market, a once-vital source of funding for commercial-property owners is showing signs of life. Banks including J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Goldman Read More
David Repka Named to List: Top RE People To Connect With On LinkedIn
David Repka of Bison Financial Group in St. Petersburg, FL was selected by real estate master marketer Cody Sperber as one of the “Top 75 Real Estate People to Connect with on LinkedIn”. To connect with David on LinkedIn visit his profile at: www.linkedin.com/in/davidrepka The entire list can be downloaded from the box.net widget on Read More
St. Pete’s New Crown Jewel
By: Jon Reno La Budde It has been stated in advance and is very true that this collection is the Crown Jewel of St. Pete’s already fine and numerous galleries and museums. I could list them all but I will do that in a future issue. Many of us, including myself, had pre-conceived notions of Read More
Office Job Growth Spurs Positive Net Absorption; Office Vacancy Rates Have Peaked with Some Markets Even Seeing Increases in Average Rent
By Mark Heschmeyer on CoStar Fundamentals in U.S. office markets appear to have stabilized and are headed toward an expected recovery, according to CoStar Group in its The State of the U.S. Office Market: Mid-Year 2010 Review & Forecast. In its detailed quarterly analysis of the U.S. office market, CoStar Group confirmed positive net absorption Read More
Affluent continue to move to Florida
Sunshine, nice weather, bargain prices on real estate and no state tax help Florida continue to attract the affluent from around the globe. Collier County (Naples) Florida tops with list with Tampa Bay well represented by Manatee County & Sarasota County. View full story at Forbes.com View slide show from Forbes.com.
Catching a Falling Knife or Hitting a Bottom?
[BLOGGER QUESTION] Is it time to call a buying signal for office properties in Florida now that the acquisition price has dipped under the replacement cost? Or are office investors trying to catch a falling knife?
VICTORY! Senate Fails to Move Carried Interest Tax Increase
From ICSC.org: On June 24th, the U.S. Senate held another procedural vote on H.R. 4213, which includes the carried interest tax increase. The purpose of this vote was to end debate on the bill, and it required a three-fifths majority or 60 votes in the Senate. This vote failed with the final tally at 57-41. Read More
Creative Commercial Real Estate Financing for Small Business Owners
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfMhco_SFBk] Tampa Bay Real Estate Broker, Eric Odum, interviews Scott Jacobsen, Commercial Banking Manager for NorthStar Bank in Tampa, Florida. They discuss options for business owners to locate capital to continue to grow their businesses in a challenging environment. While finding debt to buy commercial real estate can be tough in today’s market, there are Read More
Open Casting Call: Need a few good men (or women) to tell their story of adaptation and survival
I have been asked to moderate a panel at the upcoming Crittenden Commercial Real Estate Finance Conference in Atlanta, GA. The topic: Reinvention: Adaptation = Survival We will be discussing the fact that commercial real estate transaction volume is down 85-99% and in order to survive in this new economy we need to be able Read More