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Commercial Real Estate Videos of the Week-May 30-June 5

An extremely humorous view of Europe’s debt crisis by political humorists John Clarke and Bryan Dawe.

The amount of empty commercial space fell for the first time in a long time, but the large amount of shadow office space may indicate that a recovery is still a long way off.

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Commercial Real Estate Videos of the Week-May 23-29

Chairman and CEO of Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL), Robert Toll speaks about his optimistic outlook on the housing market noting that Toll Brothers has seen increases in demand for luxury homes in New England and the Mid-Atlantic states.

Kirby Daley, of the Newedge Group, talks about the potential problem on the horizon for China with all the bad loans that they have made in order to keep their economy going. Daley worries that since the rest of the world is not in a position to purchase the products they are producing they are going to end up with a pile of NPLs.

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As colleges around the United States hold their commencement ceremonies, there is always a lot of talk about keynote speakers. For example, Michigan had Barack Obama, NYU chose Alec Baldwin, and Tulane welcomed Anderson Cooper. A great many high profile people are in high demand from universities across the country. So when the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) were searching for a keynote speaker for their Global Retail Real Estate Convention (REcon) pickings may have been slim. Whoever was going to be this year’s speaker had some big shoes to fill as previous speakers have included Former President Bill Clinton, and 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Who could ICSC get to follow these two high-powered speakers? None other than Sarah Palin.
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Commercial Real Estate Videos for the Week of May 16-22.

Larry Silverstein, developer of the World Trade Center, believes that the Commercial Real Estate market is much healthier than it was a year ago, especially in New York. He also claims that occupancy will not be a problem in the under-construction “World Trade Center 2.0.”

While the title of the video is sort of misleading, Phillip Blumberg offers his opinion about what caused the financial crisis. He claims that there was too much debt at peak pricing, and many derivatives that were being created were designed to make debt more liquid. It is his opinion that these two things caused the financial crisis. He makes an interesting point in saying that every real estate crisis has taken place in conjunction with a financial crisis.

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David Green-Morgan of DTZ talks about China overtaking Japan as the top Asian property market in 2012, and commercial real estate opportunities for investors in Asia.

Jack Bouroudjian, CEO of Index Futures Group, shares his opinion that sovereign debt and the commerical real estate “black cloud” are driving investors away from equities and into assets.

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Okay.  Maybe they are not actually making fun of us.  But if it was in their nature, this would certainly be a good reason to.  With all of the economic turmoil facing the broader U.S. economy (think businesses closing, unemployment in double figures), the Amish seem to have resisted the burdens of the recession much like they resist the convenience of electricity. And frankly, if I were a bank headquartered in the middle of Pennsylvania, or any of the other various traditional Amish enclaves throughout the country, I would be paying attention.  A lot of attention. Read the rest of this entry »

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The world’s largest warehouse operator reporting earnings, with Walter Rakowich, Prologis CEO. Are industrial facilities industrial strength?

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner offers his opening statement to the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President’s idea to levy a bank tax, the Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee, on large banks that would be available to fund any future bailouts.

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Richard LeFrak discusses whether CRE is really the next shoe to drop.

Which market should China fear more: Residential RE or Commercial?

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Is Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein thinking hard, or about to drop another turd on everybody?

So the SEC has filed suit against Goldman Sachs.  Most people are saying hallelujah.  “Its about time they get what they deserve,” are the thoughts of most not in the know.  Yet, whether Goldman ends up being guilty of securities fraud or not, one thing remains a fact:  Its Goldman’s nature, nay, its business, to take advantage of people and situations.  Investors, little leaguers, the city of New York, or even its own employees.  Read their shit list… Read the rest of this entry »

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Does “Green” Translate into $Green$?

Will Upgrading Properties Lead to Increased Returns?

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