Commercial lending has rebounded quite successfully this quarter, showing an increase tantamount only to the second quarter of 2008. A good sign for those of us in the CRE market, as it shows a steady and growing industry ready to move back into the game. The index recorded a 107% jump from last year’s statistics,..

Commercial real estate continues its positive recovery as the second quarter of 2011 progresses. Though the housing market and stagnant job market continue to burden the economic health, growth is expected to pick up substantially as the second half of the year begins. “The office market posted its fifth consecutive quarter of positive net absorption..

Want to know more? Go to REoptimizer to find out just how slowly our economy is recovering… I’m not sure if you guys know this or not, but we citizens of the United States are kind of in a “rough patch,” economically speaking. Shocking, right? Read the rest of the article at REoptimizer

ING Group completes the $100 million deal of the sale of its US-based private market real estate investment management business to the senior management. This decision, in part, is an attempt for the newly renamed Clarion Partners to return “to our partnership roots” during a “promising” point in the real estate market. Clarion Partners, who’ve..