http://www.urbanland.uli.org/IndustrySectors/Hotels?rss=trueRSS Feed for ULI Magazine articlesenMultifamily commercial transactions vaulted last month, even as all other sectors declined, but buyer appetite showed overall strength. The stall in employment growth and decline in unemployment rate does raise questions.http://www.urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Apr/BarometerApr20130408131200Anita KramerMultifamily commercial transactions vaulted last month, even as all other sectors declined, but buyer appetite showed overall strength. The stall in employment growth and decline in unemployment rate does raise questions.http://www.urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Mar/BarometerMar20130408131200Anita KramerIndustrial and retail property sectors gathered steam as absorption vaulted; retail rents reversed their 4.5-year slide. Commercial property transactions calmed down following an impressive end-of-year spike, but buyer appetite otherwise showed strength.http://www.urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Mar/BarometerMar220130311143200Anita KramerThe Trepp survey for the most recent period showed spreads coming in a further 10-plus basis points as securitized and conventional lenders continue their war of attrition, compressing lending spreads in response to investors continuing to drive down yields on super-senior tranches of recent CMBS offerings.http://www.urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Feb/BlankMonday0204a20130204130600Stephen BlankBuyer appetite for commercial property hit post-recession highs; permits and starts of all housing types continue to hit high notes; condominium sales are staging a strong comeback. http://www.urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Feb/BarometerFeb20130204000000Anita KramerSuper-senior CMBS bonds are currently trading in the range of 72 basis points over ten-year interest rate swaps; half of what they were a year ago. According to ULI Senior Fellow Stephen Blank, spreads have narrowed to the point that securitized lenders are giving conventional, portfolio lenders a run for their money.http://www.urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Jan/BlankMonday012820130128131800Stephen BlankReal Estate Research Corporation’s fourth quarter 2012 Real Estate Investment Criteria survey showed investment conditions and capitalization rates mixed quarter-over-quarter with the markets seemingly needing time to catch its collective breath after a frenetic quarter during which equity capital flooded the markets.http://www.urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Jan/BlankMonday012220130121050000Stephen BlankAccording to the FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index, equity REITs produced total returns equal to 18.06 percent in 2012, including dividends equal to 3.70 percent. REITs outperformed the S&P 500 Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the NASDAQ Composite Index making 2012 the fourth year in a row that REITs have outperformed the other indices.http://www.urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Jan/BlankMonday011420130114100500Stephen BlankBuyer appetite for commercial property softened a bit; the upward trajectory of permits and starts of all housing types is unabated; economic indicators continue to reflect sustained moderate growth.http://www.urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Jan/BarometerJan20130107123100Anita KramerAgainst a background of estimates of roughly $60 billion in issuance in 2013, the commercial mortgage-backed securities market will get its first test of the year when a $1.4 billion offering comes to market this week.http://www.urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Jan/BlankMonday010720130107100900Stephen Blank