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2010 To Be Another Tough Year

RERC's Ken Riggs notes that while institutional real estate has been forced to mark to market and prices are close to bottoming out, the broader commercial real estate market still has a ways to go and it will take some time to "come clean." Listen to Riggs' view of what the industry and investors should expect in 2010 and beyond.

Dealing with a Distressed Market

As the process of repricing and an increasing number of distressed properties create more uncertainty for investors, commercial real estate is facing its greatest challenges since the 1990s. What should investors expect over the near term?

The Impact of Cap Rates on Values

From a pricing and value perspective, the institutional commercial equity real estate markets are facing headwinds that were never imagined a couple years ago. RERC's required cap rates have increased and now stand at 8.4 percent, which is very close to the level recorded in first quarter 2004. The question is, how much further--if at all--will they increase? (The complete article, "Valuation Navigates Steep Cliffs," is provided in the summer 2009 issue of the RERC Real Estate Report.)

2Q '09 CRE Investment Trends

Ken Riggs paints a sobering picture of the market and provides more insight from the second quarter 2009 edition of the RERC/CCIM Investment Trends Quarterly. Riggs predicts a recovery may be 4 quarters away, given the lag time involving commercial real estate sales and rents. But he’s optimistic that there are opportunities, and he predicts the industry will be stronger in the long term.

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