Johnson Capital Closes $75M Multifamily Financing Deal - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
Johnson Capital, an international real estate investment banking and mortgage banking firm, has completed debt and equity financing totaling approximately $75 million for the acquisition of nine multifamily properties located in Florida and Texas.
Neil Bane, principal and head of the equity division at Johnson Capital's New York City office, secured the fixed- and floating-rate debt financing on behalf of a national commercial and residential owner...
CoStar's People of Note (Jan. 29-Feb. 4) - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Milwaukee/Madison, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Washington, DC.
LOS ANGELES
Cockrum Joins Lowe Enterprises Investors as SVP
By Laurie Forbes
Lowe Enterprises Investors hired William M. Cockrum IV as senior vice president to head the company’s marketing and capital raising efforts. He will be based in th
GREEN LEAD | Green Building News from CoStar - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
GREEN LEAD is a column on environmental and sustainable design and construction, best practices for green building maintenance and operations, economic impact on developers and owners, new LEED and Energy Star building certifications, and trends in the Green Building movement.
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Latest Potential Investor In Grubb & Ellis Emerges From Talks Without Agreement - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
A two-week period of exclusive negotiations between Grubb & Ellis Co. and New York-based financial brokerage BGC Partners expired Tuesday without an agreement, according to a document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Under the previous agreement, Grubb & Ellis provided an exclusive right to negotiate for BGC Partners, headed by chief executive Howard Ludnick, to pursue a debt or equity financing agreement or acquisition of...
Freese and Nichols Leases 17,052 SF in Houston - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
Freese and Nichols, engineering and consulting firm specializing in the oil and gas industry, leased 17,052 square feet at the Town & Country Center I Office Building in Houston.
The Town & Country Central I building is located at 10497 Town & Country Way, Houston, TX. The Class B Office Building is 148,936 square feet and with the Freese and Nichols lease, now 100% occupied.
Paul Pendland and Brandon Clarke of CB Richard Ellis represented...
Houston Office and Industrial Markets Conclude 2011 With Positive Absorption And A Bright Outlook For The New Year - Wed, 25 Jan 2012
Click here to access complete statistics and broker commentaries. Houston Office Market Houston’s office market ended 2011 with a total of almost 2 million square feet of positive net absorption, rallying in the fourth quarter with 1.1 million square feet, according to quarterly market research compiled by Commercial Gateway, the commercial division of the Houston [...]
Top 4 Reasons Commercial Gateway Helps You Succeed in Commercial Real Estate (But, Only If You Login As A Member) - Thu, 08 Dec 2011
Brokers and agents join and login to CommGate to access a number of innovative marketing and research tools: No. 1: Researched Listing Data – Commercial Gateway compiles a dynamic database of commercial properties for sale and for lease. Logging in provides members with access to more listing data. After you have logged into CommGate.com, you [...]
Commercial Gateway Program Enhancements & New Features - Tue, 08 Nov 2011
Commercial Gateway is on the brink of releasing several new program enhancements for its members. Included in these features to be available by the first of 2012: Parcel locator: Use a map to identify a subject property and quickly access a variety of tools including: • Integrated tax roll integration – Add a listing and [...]
Houston Office and Industrial Markets Strengthen with Positive Absorption and New Spec Construction - Tue, 25 Oct 2011
Click here to access complete statistics and broker commentaries. Houston Office Market Houston’s office and industrial markets report significant leasing activity with positive net absorption and several speculative construction projects breaking ground, according to quarterly market research compiled by Commercial Gateway, the Commercial Division of the Houston Association of REALTORS®. Citywide, the office market recorded [...]
Real Estate Information in 2011 - Thu, 06 Oct 2011
Sam Scott, the Director of Commercial Gateway, gave an in-depth talk during the South Texas College of Law’s 14th annual Commercial Real Estate Course covering several different technologies available for the real estate professional. Click here for his presentation.

