Message-ID: <32720325.1075861672240.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:15:22 -0800 (PST) From: reiscast__wave_two.um.a.1013.349@reis-reports.unitymail.net To: reiscast__wave_two@reis-reports.unitymail.net Subject: Techscapes & Inside Real Estate Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Reiscast Wave Two" @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 27, 2001= Reis - America's Source for Real Estate Investing Welcome to ReisCast,= our weekly email newsletter. The highlights of this week's edition are: = Techscapes Inside Real Estate [IMAGE] [IMAGE] 1. Techscapes = A Nation of Couch Potatoes? The current recession may have had its origins= in the implosion of dot-coms and then other tech stocks, but at least one = part of the "information sector" may be about to stage a major revival. The= entertainment industry-ranging from traditional motion pictures to video g= ames and Internet-based platforms-seems poised to enjoy strong, perhaps eve= n explosive, growth over the coming years...The real estate implications fr= om these developments may be felt nationally, but most particularly, in a s= elect handful of locales... To get the whole article, go to: http://ww= w.reis.com/learning/insights_techscapes_art.cfm?art=3D1 [IMAGE] = 2. Inside Real Estate Cap Rates Edge Higher in Damped CRE Market Currentl= y, two major forces seem to define the opportunities for buyers and sellers= in the commercial investment market: Uncertain or falling tenant demand, a= nd historically low interest rates and returns on alternative investments. = With these two forces at loggerheads, a wider-than-usual gap has appeared i= n the current ask/bid ratio. To get a sense of where cap rates stand, how b= rokerage is faring and what prospects lie ahead, Reis's Sam Truitt spoke wi= th Harvey E. Green, president and CEO of Marcus & Millichap, which last yea= r realized record sales of more than $6 billion in 34 U.S. markets... To = read the entire article, go to: Inside Real Estate at www.reis.com/learnin= g/insights_inside_re_art.cfm?art=3D1 [IMAGE] You are receiving the em= ail because you have subscribed to this list. If you would like to remove = yourself from this list, please click here and you will be removed immedia= tely! Thank you! [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] ?2001 Reis= , Inc. All rights reserved. =09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =09