Full-service Brokers are Fair to Tenants

December 22, 2014, GlobeSt.com WASHINGTON, DC—A majority of respondents to a GlobeSt.com poll asking whether full-service brokerages can avoid conflicts of interest even though they represent both tenants and landlords responded in the affirmative. Some 33% of...
Your Roof May Leak

Your Roof May Leak

by Steve Banegas –   Have you ever noticed after a bad hail storm that a lot of people go into the roofing business? Obviously, there is money to be made in roofing at that particular point in time and opportunistic people know this. So, why not be a...
The Single Most Misunderstood Fact About CMBS Assumptions

The Single Most Misunderstood Fact About CMBS Assumptions

by Ann Hambly – Almost all remaining CMBS loans have defeasance provisions, which means that a buyer of a property with CMBS debt in place must either defease the loan or assume the loan.  With interest rates at an all-time low, defeasance is usually too costly,...
Is It Really Goodbye for QE3?

Is It Really Goodbye for QE3?

The Federal Reserve Bank ended its quantitative easing program last week on a satisfied note. The program accomplished what it was supposed to, the Fed said: it stabilized the economy during a time of upheaval and significant unemployment. In truth, though, the impact...