Category: Top National News

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 27, 2015–Kusisto, Laura
Brookfield Property Partners is making its first venture into Brooklyn, buying a majority stake in two planned apartment towers on the New York City borough’s waterfront, the company said.

Huffington Post, Oct. 21, 2015–Susman, AronWhether you see the rapid growth of tech startups as a boom or a bubble, tech activity is higher than it’s been since 2000 and has impacted the economies and landscapes of cities around the world. Here are four ways that tech companies are affecting NYC’s real estate landscape.

Washington Post, Oct. 28, 2015–Kelly, John The CoStar Group’s Field Operations Center directs 140 field researchers that spread out across North America noting every aspect of the real estate they encounter: the type of building, the size, the shape, whether there’s a “For Lease” sign in a window.

New York Times, Oct. 20, 2015–Morrissey, JanetInvestors, shaken by the sell-off in the broader market, are frantically seeking refuge in companies offering buybacks, high dividend yields – anything that can stop the bleeding in their portfolios. And certain real estate investment trusts are quickly becoming an attractive option.

Bloomberg Intelligence, Oct. 20, 2015–Wright, Josh; Riccadonna, CarlHousing starts jumped more than expected while permits slumped in September, in both cases due to the more-volatile multifamily segments. A large decline in housing permits was also driven predominantly by the multifamily sector.

Realty News Today, Oct. 21, 2015Traditionally, commercial property brokers do not like to split the commissions they get. One Canadian commercial property agency will try to change that and apply commission splitting and other methods used in the residential property business.

Chicago Real Estate Daily, Oct. 19, 2015Julien Studley, a pioneer in representing tenant interests in commercial real estate and the publisher of a groundbreaking report about New York property, has died, his former company said. He was 88.

National Real Estate Investor, Oct 20, 2015–Anderson, BendixThe leading providers of capital for multifamily loans are still on shaky ground-years after the financial crisis ended.

Denver Post, Oct. 16, 2015–Rusch, Emilie Nearly one million square feet of new office space came online during a strong third quarter for the Denver commercial real estate market, according to CBRE.

Boston Business Journal, Oct. 9, 2015–Carlock, Catherine Joe Fallon, formerly of DTZ, Cassidy Turley and FHO Partners, has been tapped by Cushman & Wakefield to lead its New England region. Fallon said rebuilding the capital markets team will be a priority.