http://www.cpexecutive.com Advancing the business of commercial real estate. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:45:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.cpexecutive.com/2010/09/02/bre-properties-buys-a-little-sells-a-little-in-california-in-three-deals-totaling-209-6/ http://www.cpexecutive.com/2010/09/02/hoffman-spreads-its-wings-northward/ http://www.cpexecutive.com/2010/09/02/merritt-properties-closes-36-acre-land-purchase-for-office-park-near-baltimore-area-army-base/ http://www.cpexecutive.com/2010/09/02/economy-watch-construction-activity-lowest-in-decade/ http://www.cpexecutive.com/2010/09/01/century-21-department-store-takes-61000-sf-in-old-barnes-noble-location/ http://www.cpexecutive.com/2010/09/01/glimcher-blackstone-partner-on-245m-purchase-of-hawaiis-second-largest-mall/ http://www.cpexecutive.com/2010/09/01/ground-breaks-on-200m-national-cancer-institute-project-in-suburban-washington-d-c/ http://www.cpexecutive.com/2010/09/01/economy-watch-good-housing-news-for-a-change/ http://www.cpexecutive.com/2010/09/01/2010-all-core-including-hotel-acquisitions/ Office vacancies remain high, with a near-term peak likely, and the operating environment for office properties is unfavorable and figures to be for the foreseeable future. Despite these numerous credit negatives, Fitch Ratings' outlook for office REITs is stable. The primary reason is that most office REITs have fared better than the market generally due to higher-quality portfolios and strong management and leasing teams. ]]> http://www.cpexecutive.com/2010/08/31/office-reits-steer-clear-of-weak-operating-environment/