Commercial real estate women forming a work CREW 
POSTED: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 02:30 PM PTBY: Gaye Bunderson
Tags: Anne Kunkel, Commercial Real Estate, CREW
There’s nothing motley about this CREW. Thirty-five area professionals showed up for a meeting Sept. 23 for the purpose of forming an Idaho chapter of CREW, or Commercial Real Estate Women. CREW Network is a nationwide organization and requirements for inclusion are stringent, according to Boise area group leader Anne Kunkel of Givens Pursley.
“There’s quite [...]
Looking backward and ahead at commercial real estate market
POSTED: Friday, January 28, 2011 at 07:41 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, Debbie Martin, DK Commercial
You may be surprised to hear the commercial real estate market was very active in 2010, resulting in many successful lease transactions as well as closed sales. The consensus among commercial agents is that the main factor that drove activity in the industry was price point.
Activity is up across the board, but of course some [...]
Commentary: Peering into commercial real estate’s crystal ball
POSTED: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at 01:44 PM PTBY: Dolan Media Newswires
Tags: Commercial Real Estate
Owen Rouse Jr.
The heartbeat of commercial real estate began to beat back to life in 2010, after essentially flatlining in 2009.
Some notable office and industrial leases were inked and the hum of the BRAC spool-up emerged in Anne Arundel and Harford Counties as developers readied projects to accommodate anticipated growth. While this is certainly good [...]
Putting the ‘stress’ in distressed: Receiverships can offer solutions for struggling commercial properties, but they require skill
POSTED: Monday, September 20, 2010 at 04:07 PM PTBY: IBR Contributor
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, legal
By Carol Lundberg
DETROIT, MI – Within a year, Michelle C. Harrell saw commercial real estate markets shift, and distressed properties started to swallow banks’ real estate owned (REO) departments. Between the end of 2007 and the end of 2008, bankers started to realize that something had to change.
The banks, she said, have been less interested [...]
Commentary: Want to invest in commercial real estate?
POSTED: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 10:21 AM PTBY: Dolan Media Newswires
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, Financial Services
By Michael S. Mallaber
Have you been thinking about investing in commercial real estate?
There are many ways in which investors can get started but, first and foremost, the many risks involved in owning and managing commercial real estate should be understood.
Some investors begin by purchasing small projects – for instance, a five-unit or larger residential apartment [...]
Colorado Springs-based firm takes unconventional approach to sell land
POSTED: Monday, August 9, 2010 at 03:27 PM PTBY: Dolan Media Newswires
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate
Finding market price – what a buyer will actually pay for property in an over-supplied, over-leveraged commercial real estate market – has become a 2010 version of a Rubik’s Cube puzzle.
But Hoff & Leigh brokers Tim Leigh and R.D. Trinidad say they’re willing to try an unconventional solution to sell one local 6-acre parcel.
The vacant [...]
Low interest rates heighten appeal of buying a building for your business
POSTED: Monday, July 12, 2010 at 05:00 PM PTBY: IBR Contributor
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, financing
Danny Lawson
Dolan Newswire
With interest rates down to a level not seen in years, businesses interested in financing or refinancing an owner-occupied facility may be able to save thousands of dollars a year on their largest fixed cost.
Owner-occupied professional offices, medical buildings, and retail/industrial warehouses are typical examples of properties that will benefit the most [...]
A10 Capital opens Midwest office
POSTED: Monday, July 12, 2010 at 04:51 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: A10 Capital, Commercial Real Estate
A10 Capital, a Boise-based commercial real estate financing firm, has opened a new Midwest division in Chicago.
Greg Cazel has been named an executive vice president and will oversee the Chicago office.
According to REJournal.com, the firm announced a $100 million capital fund in March that will be used to target financing opportunities that would otherwise struggle [...]
Dealing with ‘downtime’ in the commercial real estate market
POSTED: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 07:01 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
Tags: Colliers, Commercial Real Estate, Mike Attiani, Property Managers
I could spend the next few hundred words discussing the current economy, but that horse is dead, and has been beaten beyond recognition. Since the economy is not within our control, let’s discuss what can actually be done today to help preserve value and property viability, like tenant retention.
In terms of cash flow, tenant retention [...]
Tomlinson real estate group recognized
POSTED: Monday, June 28, 2010 at 03:23 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, Tomlinson Real Estate Group
Tomlinson Real Estate Group has just been recognized as being among the top 40 largest real estate brokerages in the country by two separate publications. The 2010 REAL Trends 500 annual report, recognized Tomlinson Real Estate Group in three categories. The company was ranked #35 for closed sales transactions; #42 for closed sales volume, and [...]
