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Debt Deadline Dominates Congressional Debate

So far Congress has rejected the pleas for a temporarily increased debt ceiling, intent on forcing congressional leaders to “come up with a broad agreement . . . in order to avoid a government debt default in August.” However, if a decision isn’t reached soon, a default could have a deafening impact of the US..

Keep Calm and Rent On, America

In light of the recent turnaround in the commercial real-estate sector, the market has, so far, shown an increase in the amount of occupied office space in the first and second quarters of 2011. The first quarter showed an increase of 5.5 million square feet of inhabited office space, while the second measured a close..

Beware: SEC to Investigate Nontraded REITs

As of late, the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) has begun to crack down on lucrative REITs that aren’t being traded on the stock exchange. It’s been estimated that REITs have made over $73 billion for investors in the past 10 years, despite the recession and since 1990, SEC has approved around 90 nontraded REITs…

Factors to Consider for the Future of CRE Transactions

Predicting the future of commercial real estate sales transactions is a risky business for anyone, considering the market is only just starting to recover. In this delicate stage, one small factor could send us sliding back into a recession, but for those brave souls who are looking to shed a little light on the forecast..

#lazyweb– Personalized Answers to Life’s Most Difficult Questions

Ever heard of lazyweb? If you’re not a Twitter user or if you rely solely on search engines to get your information, you probably haven’t. But for those hardcore tweeters out there, lazyweb is just another tool at your disposal for finding answers to questions you’re “too lazy” to search for on Google. It’s been..