Good news for Buffalo office space
The market for office space in downtown Buffalo is performing much better than in many larger cities around the country, and the multifamily market is stabilizing. But the retail and industrial sectors stumbled, with higher vacancy rates last year, according to a new report.

Global Real Estate Markets Making Steady Progress with Eighth Consecutive Quarter of Rental Increases
CHICAGO, LONDON and SINGAPORE, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While economic uncertainty still affects the main commercial real estate centres around the world, global real estate markets are showing steady ...

Company Profile for Whitestone REIT
Whitestone REIT is a fully integrated real estate company that owns, operates and re-develops Community Centered PropertiesTM, which are visibly located properties in established or developing culturally diverse neighborhoods.

Office space demand rises
Amid European gloom and unemployment fears, vacancy rates are down at their lowest in years.

No consensus yet on Tongie industrial park
The Leavenworth County Commission could not reach an agreement after a study session Monday on a potential contribution to the city of Tonganoxie’s effort to build up its industrial park.  

Six Questions for Tax Counsel’s Stephen Paul
CHICAGO-Fighting for every scrap of legal tender has become an important part of commercial real estate, as loans today require much more cash and fights ensue about property value loss.

City office space demand 'rises'
Demand for office space rose sharply in Scotland's two largest cities last year, according to a study.

Commercial Property Restructuring Evolves as Economic Conditions Continue to Unfold
CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Guardian Solutions, one of the nation's leading commercial property restructuring firms, has continued to grow and evolve in a dynamic economic landscape ...

New office tower at site of former Market Street Car Park
SINGAPORE : A billion-dollar office block is being erected at the site of Market Street Car Park in Singapore's financial district.

Don't rush into REITs
You'd think that investors would be leery of companies that own and manage commercial real estate. Vacancy rates remain elevated in office buildings and shopping centers. Except for apartment buildings, rents really haven't grown at all in four years. And given the possibility that the global economy may retrench yet again, things could still get worse before they get better.