- Office Detours: A Regional Roundup
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The September October 2010 cover story, “Running on Empty,” examines the recovery of the office investment market in light of the struggling economy and other factors. The following roundup of regional office markets in the U.S. gives voice to some
- How High Can They Go?
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Investors who are vying for premium office properties are reaching deep into their wallets. The $835 million paid for Chicago's 110 story, 4.4 million square foot Sears Tower earlier this year seems like a bargain compared to the record setting
- MOB Outbreak
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A new trend in the growing healthcare sector offers physicians the opportunity for equity participation in new medical office building developments. Hospitals planning to build new MOBs on their campuses increasingly are turning to third
- Office Romance
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At the national level, private equity investors are entering the office market at an unprecedented pace, escalating competition and pricing for premium assets in major and secondary cities. Other factors, such as interest rates, corporate relocations, and population shifts, are
- Office Exodus?
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At corporations across the country chairs are empty. Maybe their occupants are working in the field or out to lunch, or maybe they are never coming back. Approximately 20.7 million U.S. workers no longer report to bricks and mortar offices
- Office Optimism
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There are many reasons why today's national office market is inching along at a snail's pace compared to the lightning speed it was moving at less than 12 months ago. The credit squeeze, economic turbulence, and capital market volatility are
- Office Towers
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As the U.S. added 2 million jobs to the economy during the last 12 months, office vacancy rates in major markets fell to their lowest point since 2001. Although job growth moderated during 2006's first half, the office market is
- Market Trends(23)
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Tomorrow's OfficeVery soon, the days of expecting employees to commute to simply sit at computers will seem archaic, according to Collaboration 2020, a research study of 1,700 office workers by Johnson Controls Global WorkPlace Innovation. A fundamental shift is happening
- New Office Order
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The nation's 30 billion square foot office market is in sound health as it heads into the second half of 2000, but it slowly is taking on a new look. Consider these surfacing trends Newly created Internet companies are gobbling
- A Healthy Disposition
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Medical office buildings enjoyed healthy transaction activity in 2010. Sales volume increased by 80 percent over 2009, according to Real Capital Analytics. MOB acquisitions totaled more than $3.1 billion in volume by year end. MOBs have attracted a great deal
- A Healthy Prognosis
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As the health care industry continues to evolve in the wake of a growing number of managed care facilities and closer attention to the bottom line in the medical profession, the property niche of medical office buildings (MOBs) also continues
- MOB Diagnosis
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Few commercial real estate niches have changed as much during the last 30 years as medical office buildings. The same factors that have driven health care to the brink of nationalization and back have caused MOBs to adapt as well.
- Big Ideas for Small Offices
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In an age dominated by large corporations, mergers, and acquisitions, owning a small commercial real estate business could be likened to a minnow swimming in a sea of sharks. Gaining market share and retaining clients seem daunting, if not impossible,
- 10 Trends in Office Design
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Trends in office space size and configuration undoubtedly will affect office leasing and sales. What will the office of the future look like and how will it affect commercial real estate? To find out, the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute
- Back to Business?
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Office markets across the country continue to battle the lingering effects of the recession. But many cities are beginning to shed the high vacancies and fat concession packages that have dominated the last few years as expansion activity slowly returns.
- CBDs Sizzle
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Thriving. Hot. Exciting. Dynamic. Charged. These are the kinds of words that real estate brokers and analysts are using to describe today’s central business district office markets. While brokers overwhelmingly term their own market as very strong, those with an
- In a Class of Their Own
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The class B and C office market should be reaping the benefits of today's uncertain economy, as tenants flee class A properties in search of lower rents. However, first quarter 2001 statistics suggest otherwise. According to Torto Wheaton Research, demand
- Deal Diagnosis
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During the past decade, hospitals and healthcare providers have been on a building spree. Not only is the quantity of developments growing, but project size is on the rise. Hospitals and healthcare providers often build new because aging facilities cannot
- What Office Tenants Want
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Despite the fluctuating economy and current design trends, two factors remain constant when tenants select office space cost and location. But in today's market, other factors also influence the decision making process. From turnkey buildouts to shorter lease terms to
- Running on Empty
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The road is clear. Lenders have given the green light. Office investors sit in the driver’s seat, poised to push the transaction pedal to the metal. The road is clear. Lenders have given the green light. Office investors sit in
- Designing Office Interiors
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Design trends in the corporate office scene are constantly changing with new technological advances, environmental concerns, and space availability. As 2007 approaches, companies are looking toward designs that are energy conscious, flexible, comfortable, and reflective of their corporate brand. To
- Suburban Office High
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Where will you find the highest office rents in the nation? Manhattan? Washington, D.C.? Try Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California, where tenants are paying $70 per square foot (psf) for class A space, according to
- The Suburban Scene
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Despite the trend toward downtown revitalization, suburban locations still find favor with many office tenants. Financial, telecommunications, and technology companies in particular view the suburbs as an attractive location for corporate headquarters, call centers, and back offices. Convenience continues to
- Office Market Madness
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Tulsa, Okla., does not rank high on most commercial real estate experts’ lists of hot office investment markets. In fact, the 44th largest U.S. city has wrestled with high vacancy rates for years and historically has been dominated by private
- Think Big, Buy Small
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While rent discounts and concessions may entice some tenants, many small business owners are forgoing the attractive lease terms available in depressed office markets in lieu of one very powerful incentive real estate ownership. "We're seeing more demand than ever