- Houston moves from 16th to 5th on Milken’s best performing city list.
- China is very close to restricting debt on property purchases.
- Houston’s commercial real estate sales down 84% from this time last year. Is this a buying signal or is there more room to run?
- Two Japanese banks are merging to create the country’s fifth largest bank.
- Recession’s impact on the Houston office market.
- The NAIC has approved a plan to develop a new credit rating model.
- Green Building projects expected to skyrocket. 8 million jobs within 4 years-per projections.
- According to the Fed, banks are continuing the practice of extending and pretending.
- Bargain buys are reducing rental rates on the east and west coast.
- Is Singapore about to make the same mistakes the rest of the world made in regards to a real estate bubble?
- Net investment chart of commercial real estate (2001-Current). This shoe has already dropped.
- On a separate note, REITs helped surge the stock market to its 52 week highs earlier in the week.
- Alvin TX’s north side is to get a $50 million Christus Health Hospital.
- Believe it or not: Commercial mortgage restructuring guidelines are getting results.
- HBJ reports Houston consumer spending slowing. But optimism abounds.
- Of the 386 housing permits (projected new homes) in Sugar Land, 369 are from the Telfair Development.
- Chase is hiring 1200 mortgage loan officers to increase its capacity by 60% by the end of 2010.
- Tough couple weeks for the small business lender.
- Peak Demand or Peak Consumption? Read the Oil Drum’s take.
- This just in: Banks are actually having success selling their toxic assets.
- Houston home sales up 10% from last quarter. Median remains $160,000.
- Retail might be hurting, but its getting a big boost from institutional investors.
- Marq*E Center on I-10 & Silber to undergo a renovation to make it more retail friendly. Interesting note: the Fed Reserve was involved.
- The Tenants Rights Act is adding liabilities from landlords.
- Texas’ electricity rates: Largest increase in prices over last 8 years…anywhere in the US.
- Sam Zell: Pending doom for CRE is a myth.
- Texas Employers can expect a tax hit for the jobless.
- No CRE to buy? Try looking north of the border, eh?
- Commercial Real Estate lending still tight. Demand up, Supply Down since July.
- Britan’s Lloyd’s is scrambling to recover $1.1 billion after the collapse of Kenmore Property Group.
- Houston Downtown Tower purchased. Aaaahh, some good news.
- Myspace.com losing $1 million a month due to office vacancy.
~Llenrock & Lowery Blogs
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