Many large REIT’s across the nation are restructuring the process in which they manage their portfolios after successive years of acquiring distressed assets. For example, Simon Property Group and American Realty Capital Properties are splitting their portfolios into two sections – single tenant retail businesses and multitenant shopping centers. These restructurings allow for a more […]

As you can see in the articles that are linked below, all three sectors (industrial, retail, and office) experienced an increase in construction activity during the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2013 and is indicative of the recovery the market has made as a whole. Excerpts from the Articles: “There were 341,579 square feet of Industrial […]

The condo market is on the rise and the condo share of total existing home sales resembles pre-recession numbers. However, the absolute number of sales is still below 30% of the pre-recession peak. The condo market is more stable than perceived because of lingering effects from the recession. Today’s renters are still feeling the effects […]

As outlined in the linked article below, as the real estate market bottomed out, investors starting buying lower risk stabilized core assets. Data collected by Costar suggests that this market has been overbought, which is proven by stabilized core assets being within 5.5% of their 2007 peak. Value added assets have only recovered to within […]

The stakes are high for San Diego’s housing market as the Federal Reserve tapers the national economy off super-low interest rates. Some experts think interest rates have been held back more by sluggish global growth than by Fed stimulus, so the “taper” that began this month won’t matter much. Then again, nobody can reliably forecast […]

San Diego County home prices were nearly flat from October to November, but are still up 18.7 percent over the year, the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed Tuesday. From October to November, home prices rose 0.04 percent on the index, continuing a steady monthly slowdown from the roughly 5 percent gains seen in the peak […]