Commercial Real Estate Week in Review

Commercial Real Estate Week in Review-June 20-26

-Fed not going to raise interest rates.

-Total amount of distressed commercial real estate down 11% since March.

-Medical Properties Trust acquires 3 hospitals for $74M.

-Commercial real estate prices up 4.7% since October.

-Retail Opportunity Investments Corp ROIC acquires 5 retail centers for $90M.
-Like troubled CMBS? Look no farther than Atlanta.

-Are hotels on the brink of recovery?

-Is demand for commercial real estate masking problems within the market?

-Morgan Stanley MS and Redos are planning to acquire a portfolio of properties from Metro.

-Hudson Pacific HPP  raises $218M in IPO.

-REITs have easy access to capital markets.

-Chances of a douple-dip recession are shrinking.

-House/Senate reach compromise on Wall Street reofrm.

-Liquidity is up, but are fundamentals and the economy holding commercial real estate back?

-Sunway REIT to raise $455M in IPO.