March 2009

An abrupt pause for Belize housing market

by on March 30, 2009

After sharp house price increases in the past years, the market suddenly stalled in 2008.

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Help for Foreclosure Properties in the Commercial Sector

by on March 30, 2009

… particularly commercial mortgage-backed securities. It plans to help pension funds, life insurance firms and private equity firms sell their distressed CMBS assets so that they can buy newer and better CMBS bonds. … What have been highlighted in the media are foreclosure properties in the residential sector, but a wave of foreclosure properties in the commercial sector is impending. According to a report by Real Estate Economics, banks and other lending institutions …

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Economists’ Commentary: How Home Sales Stimulate the Economy

March 27, 2009

The National Association of Realtors® estimates that each home sale at the median generates $63,101 of economic impact (2008)

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Did You Know: Commercial Real Estate Outlook

March 27, 2009

Did you know that the retail sector is in contraction, fueled by the recession, mounting job losses and a sharp drop in consumer spending?

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Economists’ Commentary: Commercial Real Estate–Multi-Family

March 25, 2009

The multi-family sector is displaying softening, but positive fundamentals

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St. Lucia condos average out to 4.18%

March 20, 2009

Condominiums produce average gross rental yields of 4.18%.

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Pricey Martinique coastal houses

March 20, 2009

Houses on the coast are around US$4,650 per square metre.

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Cayman Islands’ property market weakens

March 20, 2009

The property market in the Cayman Islands has been weak for the last two years. In 2008, property prices fell further, and transaction volumes again slowed.

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Economists’ Commentary: Commercial Real Estate: Retail Investment

March 19, 2009

The retail sector is in contraction, fueled by the recession, mounting job losses and a sharp drop in consumer spending.

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Economists’ Commentary: Commercial Real Estate: Retail Fundamentals

March 18, 2009

Consumer spending, the main driver of the economy over the past years, is in decline.

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Economists’ Commentary: Commercial Real Estate: Industrial Investment

March 17, 2009

Lack of consumer demand and diminished international trade is driving down industrial investments.

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4.08 to 4.97% rental yield range in Belgrade

March 17, 2009

Average rental yields in most parts of Belgrade range from 4.08 to 4.97%. The exception is Savski Venac, which has slightly higher rental yields, averaging 5.33%.

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On hiatus

March 9, 2009

NakedShorts will be on hiatus for the next several weeks (all the while reserving the right to resurface intermittently). Play nice. 

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Davidson Hires Institutional Marketer

March 8, 2009

Davidson Investment Advisors has appointed Steven Pines as director of institutional business development.

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debtx plans $318m in bad bank loan sales (bizjournals)

March 6, 2009

the debt exchange inc., a market maker and sales adviser for debt securities, said friday it will sell on behalf of federal banking regulators more than $318 million in real estate loans originated in california. source: debtx plans …

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Economists’ Commentary : Industrial Commercial Real Estate

March 6, 2009

Industrial real estate is experiencing a contraction.

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Economists’ Commentary: Commercial Real Estate–Office Investment

March 5, 2009

Office investment was down 75 percent in 2008.

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Very poor yields in the BVI, at 2.85%

March 5, 2009

Gross rental returns for houses are poor, reaching a mere 2.85% on average.

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Economists’ Commentary: Commercial Real Estate–Office Vacancies

March 4, 2009

The recession continues to take a toll on the commercial real estate sector, and the office market is feeling the pain.

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FRB: Press Release–Treasury and Federal Reserve announce launch …

March 3, 2009

In carrying out the Financial Stability Plan, the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board are announcing the launch of the Term Asset – Backed Securities Loan Facility ( TALF ), a component of the Consumer and Business …

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Video: Advocating for the $6 Trillion Commercial Real Estate Industry

March 3, 2009

Learn how RCA Chair Robert Toothaker, industry leaders and NAR’s Government Affairs staff are working to have member interests represented in the Stimulus Package.

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Bermuda rental yields moderate

March 3, 2009

Houses in Bermuda have yields of 6.39% on the average.

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2008 in review: the downturn accelerated at year end

March 3, 2009

It was a dismal year for house prices, according to publicly-available house-price time-series for the year 2008. Most worrying is that the downturn is still accelerating.

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UAE’s property market collapses

March 2, 2009

After six years of unprecedented price increases, the housing market has now crashed.

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