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Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Tenants in the Driver’s Seat

by Brendan O'Brien | July 18, 2009

Nine years ago, my employer (a software company in Burlington, Mass.) was nearing the end of the 10-year lease term for its headquarters building.  This was just about the time that the software industry was beginning to decline, for two reasons: all of the Y2K bugs had been resolved, and investor money was no longer [...]

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Is Multifamily Immune from Commercial Real Estate Decline?

by Ted Karsch | July 1, 2009

While the turmoil in the residential real estate markets continues to make headlines, some analysts and prognosticators are questioning whether we will see the same kind of meltdown and mass foreclosures in the commercial real estate side of the industry. And the general consensus of those quoted in various news services and website across [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Is This the Bottom for Commercial Real Estate Prices?

by Ted Karsch | June 23, 2009

Even the most bearish economist is predicting that commercial real estate prices will fall up to 40 percent from peak to trough. However, the data released yesterday from Moody’s Investor Service shows that in April commercial property prices plummeted a record 8.6 percent. According to Moody’s data, commercial property prices fell a total of [...]

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Where to Search for Commercial Real Estate Online

by Ted Karsch | June 12, 2009

Loopnet.com – Loopnet is probably the largest and most well-known commercial real estate listing site. They claim to have over 630,000 active commercial real estate listings on their website. It costs $24.95 a month for visitors to have access to all of the property listings. The free membership for visitors allows full search capability, however, [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate in a Crystal Ball

by Ted Karsch | June 4, 2009

Typically the performance of the commercial real estate market in the United States trails behind the rest of the economy and the residential real estate market by at least one year. After watching the painful decline of the US residential real estate market over the past year, many industry watchers are wondering what the [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Apartment Building Foreclosures Create a Buyers Market for Apartment Buildings

by Ted Karsch | May 19, 2009

Many apartment buildings are now facing foreclosure because of falling prices, stricter underwriting guidelines and 5 year mortgages becoming due. For the astute buyer of apartment buildings these apartment building foreclosures could represent an investment windfall.

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As a glaring symbol of the burst bubble in national residential real estate prices, the National Association of [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

The Largest U.S. Property Bankruptcy Filed by General Growth Properties

by Joshua Dorkin | April 16, 2009

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In yet another sign that the economic downturn can gobble up companies small and large alike, Bloomberg is reporting that General Growth Properties, the owner of such prime properties as Faniel Hall and the South Street Seaport, filed the biggest real estate bankruptcy in U.S. history. The company had accumulated “$27 billion [...]

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How to Find Commercial Real Estate Sellers

by Ted Karsch | March 24, 2009

There are many ways that investors use to find motivated sellers, however, what I see happening many times with beginners is that they start looking for properties to purchase before they thoroughly understand how to identify a truly profitable opportunity. Here are my recommendations for how to begin learning about multifamily investing and then [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Apartment Building Investor’s Management Issues

by Ted Karsch | March 19, 2009

The profit of owning an apartment building can be great, but there are certain things that need to be taken into consideration to help ensure success.
Determining the Right Management Type for Your Apartments
The size of an apartment building usually determines its type of management. Buildings consisting of more than 20 units are usually taken care [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Business Owners Buy Commercial Real Estate

by Ted Karsch | March 3, 2009

With interest rates now at historically low levels and the United States  many business owners have been considering the purchase of commercial real estate for their business locations. The benefits and drawbacks to commercial real estate ownership vary from business owner to business owner but potential buyers should educate themselves about the obvious and sometimes [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Turning Distressed Commercial Properties into a New Business

by Ted Karsch | February 17, 2009

There are many reasons right now for real estate investors to be hanging their heads low and kicking a can while bemoaning the state of the economy and especially the real estate market. However, where one man sees chaos and the end of days another man sees opportunity in disguise. The serious real estate investor [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Apartment Investing — Finding Value in Cosmetic Repairs

by Ted Karsch | February 10, 2009

The most important aspect of  apartment investing  is having the ability to locate an apartment building that offers the potential to show you a profitable return on your investment. It is nearly impossible to realize a profit on an apartment if you pay too much because when you pay an inordinate amount to purchase the [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Buy an Apartment Building — With Warnings

by Ted Karsch | January 27, 2009

Finding the right apartment building to buy for an investment can seem like an overwhelming and daunting task for the first time apartment building buyer. However, if you know a few things to look for when purchasing an apartment building everything becomes a lot easier. There are good things to watch out for and some [...]

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Buy Apartment Buildings — Find Sellers in Public Records

by Ted Karsch | January 20, 2009

Some of the best deals to be had for the buyer of apartment building can be had by ignoring real estate listings and going directly to the source. However, locating and making contact with apartment building owners actually takes some work. The work is not hard or time-consuming if you know where and how to [...]

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Investing in Apartments — How Location Effects Market Rents

by Ted Karsch | January 13, 2009

There is no hard and fast scientific formula to determine what market rents should be for an apartment building investment. Instead the apartment building owner should rely on less scientific but equally important factors such as amenities and location. The owners frame of reference needs to switch from owner to renter to truly understand the [...]

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