Canadian investors are turning their eyes south of the border their neighbours for investment opportunities and are finding a lot of them. Sales are poised to reach record levels in 2014 as soon as the country’s second-largest pension fund closes on its... Read More
Loss rates for US banks are at the lowest levels in the past six years on commercial real estate and construction loans, which means they are looking to increase lending activity in the sector. According to data from financial information specialists... Read More
The US Senate has agreed to extend a government-backed insurance scheme to compensate commercial property owners in the event of a terrorist attack. First introduced in 2002, the scheme was devised to calm the insurance markets after the 11 September... Read More
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI), which specialises in high performing US property, has announced that it has closed on two commercial loan transactions worth $93.4 million. The company has also acquired commercial mortgage backed securities... Read More
JBG Cos. has entered into a partnership with ICG Properties and Rittenhouse Partners to develop a trophy office building on Washington DC’s lower 16th Street corridor. Recently, representatives from the three companies were joined by city officials... Read More
North American commercial insurance buyers will probably see a modest improvement in market conditions over the remaining months of 2014. This is attributed to a softening in the property insurance line, as well as an easing of the upward pressure on several... Read More
The recovery in the US commercial property market appears set to continue over the next two years. According to the results of a new survey, from the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young, transactions during 2016 are expected to reach $430bn (£256bn)... Read More
An estimated $1.4 trillion in commercial mortgages are due to mature between 2014 and 2017 and, according to a year-end report from real estate analysts Trepp, lenders and investors could be in for a flood of refinancing that could result in challenges for... Read More
Denver's commercial real estate market has been ranked at No. 11 on the 2014 list of US "Markets to Watch" on the Emerging Trends in Real Estate report from Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP and the Urban Land Institute. The survey respondents reported that... Read More
Property investors can now study a league table of American ski resorts offering the best investment potential. The report — compiled by US property firm Realty Trac— identifies 19 US locations with high quality ski resorts and ranks them according to... Read More
