The U.S. Department of the Treasury has rejected a request by U.S. Century Bank and proposed acquirer C1 Bank for a 90 percent discount on repaying taxpayer funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), according to documents obtained by the Business Journal. That amount of a discount would have been a record setter for TARP repayments by a bank that didn’t fail. read entire article… Author: Brian Bandell, Source: South Florida Business Journal
November 8, 2012
Deloitte CRE Outlook: Top Ten Issues in 2013
The U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) recovery, although slow, has been visible in improved fundamentals, capital availability, asset pricing and transactions. REITs continue to outperform others, primarily due to higher liquidity and relatively easy access to capital markets. However, the CRE recovery appears to be unsteady, with increased “caution” given the nation’s stalled economic recovery, which is due, in part, to sovereign debt problems and economic stagnation in Europe as well as slowing growth in emerging markets such as China and India. This report, the 14th in Deloitte’s series on critical issues affecting real estate, examines CRE market trends and developments, with a focus on potential solutions to help CRE players favorably position themselves in the medium-to-long term future. read entire article… Author: Deloitte, Source: Corporate Real Estate Group
November 1, 2012
FTC “Clarifies” Item 12 Requirements
Many franchisors grant exclusive territories to franchisees but reserve the right to open franchised or company outlets in “non-traditional venues” like airports, arenas, hospitals, hotels, malls, military installations, national parks, schools, stadiums and theme parks. In FAQ 37, the FTC staff states that sales in non-traditional venues can no longer be characterized as exceptions to the a grant of territorial exclusivity. Instead, the reservation of rights in non-traditional venues means that the entire territorial grant is non-exclusive. Read entire article… Author: Tom Pitegoff, Source: International Association of Franchisees and Dealers
November 1, 2012
Industry Veterans Find Opportunities In Private Equity
As private equity interest in the restaurant sector has revved up, so too has the practice of firms hiring those executives who have worked in the trenches and know the ins and outs of the food service business.
Not only can restaurant industry veterans bring their operational expertise to assessing investment opportunities, but they also have long relationships that can help in luring top talent to future management teams and industry insight that can translate to a healthy pipeline of deals. Read entire article… Author: Robin Lee Allen, Source: Nation’s Restaurant News
November 1, 2012
Lucia Custer – NAI Miami – 9613 N.W. 33rd Street, Doral, FL
This property is located at 9613 N.W. 33rd Street, in Doral, FL. The unit size is 7,150 square feet, including 1,000 square feet of office space and 1,000 square feet of load bearing storage mezzanine. The closest intersection is N.W. 97th Avenue and N.W. 33rd Street, and is located across the street from the new state of the art United States Southern Command. Close proximity to Florida Turnpike, SR 836 and SR 826. Contact LUCIA CUSTER, NAI Miami directly at 305-629-8710 for additional information.
October 26, 2012
Understanding OTC Margin Requirements
Corporate end users of OTC derivatives most commonly trade the financial instruments to manage their balance sheet liabilities and cash flows, in addition to hedging interest rate and exchange rate risks. Interest rate derivatives comprise approximately 80% of all OTC derivative transactions, with FX derivatives billed as the second largest category. read entire article… Author: Daniel Flatt, Source: The Corporate Treasurer
October 23, 2012
Emerging Trends Report: “Recovery Anchored in Uncertainty” in 2013
Commercial real estate’s slow recovery will continue in 2013, according to the Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2013 report released today by PwC and the Urban Land Institute at the ULI Fall Conference taking place in Denver. The report, generated by surveys and interviews with 900 real estate investors, developers, service providers and lenders, shows expectations that trends that have materialized in recent years will continue in 2013. read entire article…. Author: David Bodamer, Source: National Real Estate Investor
October 19, 2012
INVESTORS STOCKING UP ON GROCERY-ANCHORED CENTERS AGAIN
After sales plummeted earlier this year, investors are once more slowly warming up to grocery-anchored shopping centers. Two major portfolio of properties changed hands this past week.
Sales totals of neighborhood / community shopping centers topped $1.2 billion in every quarter of 2011, and surpassed $2 billion in each the third and fourth quarter of that year. Then sales of this type retail center plummeted to $600 million in the first quarter. read entire article… Author: Mark Heschmeyer, Source: CoStar Group
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