Skip to comments.
Commercial Real Estate Bubble Feared: Prices, Vacancy Rates are High
NewsObserver ^
| 7/20/2005
| Terry Pristin
Posted on 07/20/2005 6:57:42 AM PDT by ex-Texan
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-22 last
To: ex-Texan
Commercial real estate is awash with capital, and many buyers are accepting initial returns of 5 percent or even less because they have few investment alternatives. Once interest rates rise and investors can buy 10-year Treasury bills with a 5 percent yield, real estate will seem less attractive, Titus said. There is a reason the commercial real estate market is awash with capital, and yield is only part of the equation. When you can also leverage T-bills at a 10-20 to 1 ratio, then real estate will seem less attractive...
21
posted on
07/20/2005 2:43:29 PM PDT
by
mac_truck
(Aide toi et dieu l’aidera)
To: Mr. Jeeves
Many years ago I worked in B of A's downtown tower. Small world, "nicht wahr?"
22
posted on
07/20/2005 6:26:34 PM PDT
by
ex-Texan
(Mathew 7:1 through 6)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-22 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson