February 2010

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Continuing fears dampen Florida real estate outlook

Submitted by jbonica on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 15:38

Bubblenomics

The real estate market could get worse before it gets better, according to the latest quarterly survey conducted by the University of Florida.

Respondents in the survey said they feared stagnant financial markets, rising unemployment and another round of foreclosures in 2010, said Timothy Becker, director of UF’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Time For A Real Estate ETF?

Submitted by jbonica on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 15:31

Bubblenomics

Historically, no portfolio was complete without a material allocation to real estate. Consistently high real returns and low correlations to stocks and bonds made it easy to overlook the out-of-whack fundamentals that ultimately led to an unprecedented collapse. But when real estate markets got a reality check in late 2008, many investors swore off the asset class for good. Or so they thought.

It only gets worse this year for commercial real estate

Submitted by jbonica on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 15:25

Bubblenomics

By KEVIN G. HALL
McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON -- Commercial real estate is expected to remain a drag on the U.S. economy through 2010 and beyond.

"You do see stress in the market. We've seen delinquency rates increasing; we've seen by a whole variety of measures increased stress in the commercial real estate market," said Jamie Woodwell, the vice president of commercial real estate research for the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Major U.S. residential real estate deal falls apart

Submitted by jbonica on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 15:10

Bubblenomics

The landlords who acquired a massive apartment complex in Manhattan in 2006 for a record sum have decided to give up control of the property to their lenders, as the biggest residential real estate deal in U.S. history has collapsed after a missed debt payment.

A group led by Tishman Speyer Preperties LP has decided to turn over the Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town apartment complex in Manhattan to its creditors.

The complex of apartments had been acquired from MetLife Inc in 2006 for $5.4 billion.

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February 2010

Continuing fears dampen Florida real estate outlook

Time For A Real Estate ETF?

It only gets worse this year for commercial real estate

Major U.S. residential real estate deal falls apart

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