CPN - March 2009 - (Page 3) CONTENTS March 2009 Exclusive on the Web www.cpnonline.com I CPN’s Top Deals: 2008 nonstarters and 2009 deals to watch across 10 major markets I CPN-Nielsen Claritas: An opportunity/saturation report on supermarkets, specialty grocery stores and restaurants Photo Credit: iStockphoto COVER STORY Deal Closers In a challenging market, these brokers are negotiating significant deals. From the Inside Blog www.cpnfromtheinside.com I Monday: Ed Padilla & Craig Butchenhart on finance and Jeffrey Dunne on New York City I Tuesday: Dawn Clark on global/green design and Rob Bagguley on Chicago I Wednesday: Hessam Nadji on the economy & Danet Linares on Miami I Thursday: Marc Heisterkamp on sustainability and Peter Boritz on technology I Friday: Mike Myatt on business management 4 Starting Line 16 6 11 BUZZWORTHY 8 Industrial MARKET INTELLIGENCE The retail and warehouse/distribution sectors go hand in hand—which is bad news for industrial these days. 10 Data/Analysis Small and one-off sales take the cake, starts are expected to stop and negative absorption is on the way for apartments. CPN TV www.cpnonline.com I CEO Series: Cushman & Wakefield chairman John Cushman III I Roundtable: Three of CPN’s 2008 Executive of the Year Award winners I From the Field: Grubb & Ellis’ Bob Bach at Multi Housing World 11 Atlanta Market Profile Overdevelopment coupled with reduced demand makes for a bleak picture. 14 Ranking: Appraisers & Valuation Providers CPN and Nielsen Research measure the leading companies’ performance. INDUSTRY PULSE 19 Alternative Financing Traditional lenders have largely backed off, but some investors have found ways to make their deals work. CPN Radio 19 www.cpnonline.com I Daily updates: Economy, commercial real estate, sustainability, international markets, technology and property sectors I Extra: Interviews from the recent Transwestern-CPN Roundtable and the Mortgage Bankers Association show 21 Germany Export-led Germany is acting like the United States, but refinancing issues may produce bargains down the road. 23 Investment Foreign buyers are showing a preference for the United States over other countries, still lured by a flight to quality. 25 Technology Software providers are taking new steps to meet clients’ needs with cost savings, product integration and new services. 25 RESOURCES GUIDE For the Advertiser Index, Web Services Directory, Editorial Index and Marketplace, see page 26. CPN Commercial Property News (ISSN 1042-1675; USPS 003-611) Vol. 23, No. 3, March 2009—Commercial Property News, (ISSN 1043-1675) is published monthly by Nielsen Business Media, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-9595. U.S. subscriptions, $140 per year. All Canadian and Mexican subscriptions, $176 per year. Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement No: 40031729. Foreign subscriptions, $325 per year. Single copies, $10. Major credit cards accepted; call 1-800-562-2706. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send all address changes to: CPN Commercial Property News, P.O. Box 2140, Skokie, IL 60076-7840. www.cpnonline.com • March 2009 • COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS 3 http://www.cpnonline.com http://www.cpnfromtheinside.com http://www.cpnonline.com http://www.cpnonline.com http://www.cpnonline.com
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