Message-ID: <9175361.1075861664778.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 10:31:20 -0800 (PST) From: reiscast__wave_two.um.a.1013.332@reis-reports.unitymail.net To: reiscast__wave_two@reis-reports.unitymail.net Subject: Metro Briefs Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Reis Client Services" @ENRON X-To: Reiscast Wave Two X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \JARNOLD (Non-Privileged)\Arnold, John\Deleted Items X-Origin: Arnold-J X-FileName: JARNOLD (Non-Privileged).pst [IMAGE]=20 =09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09=09 [IMAGE] =09[IMAGE] [IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [= IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE][IMAGE] =09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] =09=09[IMAGE]=09=09=09 =09=09[IMAGE]=09=09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE] [IMAGE] ReisCast November 20, 2001= Reis - America's Source for Real Estate Investing Welcome to ReisCast,= our weekly email newsletter. This week's edition highlights are: Metro= Briefs Reis's 3Q01 Data [IMAGE] [IMAGE] 1. Metro Briefs "Cowt= own" Still Herds'm In - Ft. Worth Office Market - Third Quarter 2001 Despi= te the deep sense of tradition and cowboy pride pervading Ft. Worth, over t= he past decade the city has managed to transcend its image as the most "Tex= an" city in Texas--home of the ten-gallon hat, ho-down, and "longhorn" roun= dup--and establish itself as an economic powerhouse. Today's pioneers head= to the area's Alliance Airport Corridor, which has proven to be the vangua= rd of the local economy's revolutionary modernization, a transformation des= ired, though not often attained, by other post-industrial areas... To ge= t the entire market excerpt as well as an opportunity to buy the full Reis = Observer report, go to: www.reis.com/learning/insights_metro_spotlight1.cfm= Looking for a Silver Lining - Northern Virginia Industrial Market= - Third Quarter 2001 Ranked the third-largest high-tech center in the= nation after California's Silicon Alley and Boston's Route 128 Corridor, i= t is little wonder that the industrial real estate market in Northern Virgi= nia has been hard hit by the high-tech bust and current economic downturn. = Moreover, shaken by the recent nearby attack on the Pentagon, the Northern= Virginia region has been scrambling to cope with the recent turn of events= ...But the outlook may not be entirely grim... To get the entire mark= et excerpt as well as an opportunity to buy the full Reis Observer report, = go to: www.reis.com/learning/insights_metro_spotlight1.cfm#two [IMAG= E] 2. Reis's 3Q01 Data According to Reis, overall office vacancies ar= e up a sizable 130 basis points from the second quarter 2001, to 11.4%, whi= le apartment vacancies are up just 20 basis points to 3.4%--trends reflecte= d by third quarter results from NCREIF (the National Council of Real Estate= Investment Fiduciaries, Chicago, IL.), an industry benchmark for real esta= te performance. According to this source, the Apartment sector had the hig= hest quarterly return of 2.05% (comprised of income and appreciation), foll= owed by the Industrial (1.96%), Office (1.53%) and Retail (1.27%) sectors. = To find out more about real estate metros across the country, get Reis's = MetroTrend, SubTrend, and CompQuote reports, all updated with the latest 3Q= 2001 data. From Wall Street to Main Street, our clients rely on Reis fo= r comprehensive, proven transaction support. As always, we welcome your = comments and suggestions. www.reis.com [IMAGE] You are receiving th= e email because you have subscribed to this list. If you would like to rem= ove yourself from this list, please click here and you will be removed imm= ediately! Thank you! [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] ?2001 = Reis, Inc. All rights reserved. =09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =09