Posted by Amitesh Kumar
Florida, Naples
Friday, October 29th, 2010

In the hard-hit commercial property market, particularly from the multi-family sector, plagued by innumerable problems of weak economy; tight credit market; and fewer new home sales, here is the story of WCI Communities Inc. returned from a trip to Bankruptcy Court and emerged triumphant in the Florida market. Its new multi-family project – Pelican Preserve [...]
Posted by Amitesh Kumar
Appartment Buildings
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
It is an open secret that Texas and particularly its capital Austin are in the fore-front, in the march towards recovery from the downturned market conditions. The reasons are well-founded – a steady economy not much perturbed by the pitfalls of the mortgage crisis, as in the case of other metro cities; job growth in [...]
Posted by Istvan Fekete
Florida, Miami, Mixed Use
Monday, October 25th, 2010

The developers of the Miami Worldcenter project just loss a $41.9 million judgement and they have to face the reality: the site they planned to build 12 million square feet of space will go to auction. The judgement was won by Fifth Third bank based on $39.5 million in mortgages covering most of the 25-acre [...]
Posted by Amitesh Kumar
Hotels, Market Updates, Naples
Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Commercial property foreclosures were not in the glossary or knowledge of American people – until the devastation of mortgage crisis in residential real estate hit them hard. While a home is foreclosed only a family is denied of shelter under their head, but when a commercial property like a beach resort is foreclosed, it being [...]
Posted by Amitesh Kumar
Market Updates
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
It needs no elaboration how the commercial property real estate got a beating and is still lingering on the downside. It all started in 2007, closely following the footsteps of the residential real estate going down the hill – courtesy mortgage crisis. The impact of the doom was so heavy, it reflected in the whole [...]
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Industry Events
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf – San Francisco, California | Oct 28 – Oct 29
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Industry Events
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Georgia World Congress Center – Atlanta, Georgia | Oct 24 – Oct 27
Posted by Events
Industry Events
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Westin Diplomat – Hollywood, Florida | Oct 20 23
Posted by Istvan Fekete
Hotels, Miami
Monday, October 18th, 2010

LeBron James is making a splash in South Florida after joining the Miami Heat, but the Cavalier Hotel is going down. The lender, BDP Bank filed a foreclosure lawsuit against the property owner, Ocean Drive Investment, Cavalier Hotel and managing member Ralph Abravaya, the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court records show. The lawsuit papers talk about [...]
Posted by Amitesh Kumar
Market Updates
Friday, October 15th, 2010
Woes suffered from the mortgage crisis are not yet over it seems, in the commercial real estate property market across the country. Yes – the year 2010 is not that bad as it was in 2008, since we are seeing more encouraging activity in the multi-family housing and industrial production for the last few months. [...]