While adaptive reuse is most frequently considered in the context of repositioning an architecturally significant historic building for a new use, one can safely widen the definition to include adapting all vacant, unused, underused, foreclosed and abandoned buildings to new, sustainable and better utilization. In 2017 Saurabh Mahajan of Deloitte expected adaptive reuse to become ever more common while new ...
A mutual fund is a collective investment tool that pools together money from many investors. After some amount of research, professional managers then invest these funds into various companies. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies (REOCs) are the direct investments of commercial real estate mutual funds. Real estate mutual funds allow you to get diversified real ...
What do a former factory in Venice, Italy, a shopping mall in Rhode Island, and a deconsecrated church in Bedford, England have in common? They were all in danger of demolition, and instead have a new lease on life, thanks to adaptive reuse. What Is Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings? Adaptive reuse architecture is the practice of repurposing an existing structure ...
Zombies in commercial real estate, also called zombie mortgage properties, are a type of investment property that has been deserted by its owner after a foreclosure process begins. The financier, which is often a bank, is yet to take possession of the property. In this case, the foreclosure process is yet to be concluded and the zombie title persists in ...
How the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Impacted Real Estate Simply put, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was a $700 billion bailout program in 2008 authorized by Congress through the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 with the purpose of mending the financial situation of banks, housing, global credit markets and restoring market stability. History of Troubled Asset Relief Program ...
Commercial property investments don’t always go according to plan. Perhaps the business didn’t go as well as one might have hoped, or there was a drop in market value of the property due to the economic climate at the time. Whatever the reason, a property could at some point be at risk of a commercial foreclosure. One way out of ...
About ten years ago, huge private equity firms like Blackstone and Colony Capital saw a rare opportunity to invest and deploy billions of dollars of investment capital through the purchase of thousands of distressed single-family homes. By the end of 2013, three real estate investment trusts (REITs) existed with a market capitalization exceeding $4 billion, and the Blackstone Group finalized ...
What You'll Learn What Is a Commercial REO Property? Commercial Foreclosures vs Residential REOs How Do Commercial REO Property Purchases Work? Pros and Cons of Buying Commercial REOs How to Make an Offer on a Commercial REO Property Where to Find Commercial REO Properties for Sale Commercial REO Properties FAQs If you’re in the market for commercial property, but you ...
Lev is using technology to transform the CRE financing process.
Lev is using technology to transform the CRE financing process.