CCIM Institute submitted a letter on July 29, 2011, to six federal agencies (Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Department of Housing and Urban Development) commenting on a proposed rule on credit risk retention.

The threat of an imminent rise in interest and capitalization rates abated Tuesday, courtesy of the Federal Reserve’s plan to suppress short-term interest rates for the next two years.

Many investors ignore the return on investment that property condition assessments often can deliver…

In a sign the economic recovery’s recent stumbles may be Spilling over into the real-estate market, employers took on less office space during the second quarter than earlier in the year…

After an economic winter, shoots of business life in recent months have burst forth along the Interstate 12 corridor in Livingston, Tangipahoa and St. Tammany parishes…

“Historically, we’ve been very limited in what we do for retail incentives,…”

It’s not easy finding sectors within the commercial real estate arena where solid appreciation has been happening…

In a recent article from Commercial Investment: The Magazine of the CCIM Institute which was entitled “Deliver with Demographics”, the article began:

Carmen R. Austin, MBA, CCIM retail specialist has just returned from a very optimistic and productive 2011 ICSC RECON convention held last week in Las Vegas, NV.

Demand for commercial real estate is on the rise due to the improving economy and job creation…