NEW YORK CITY-Integra Realty Resources, in its latest investment survey, says that most markets--except for hotels--are recovering nicely, thank you. But owners' over-inflated view of building value isn't helping the capital pipeline to flow again.

NEW YORK CITY-Integra Realty Resources, in its latest investment survey, says that most markets--except for hotels--are recovering nicely, thank you. But owners' over-inflated view of building value isn't helping the capital pipeline to flow again.

Nationals are going toward affiliation, saying consistency and control are not the issues they thought they were.

NEW YORK CITY-There's a trend among major national real estate firms to eschew city-by-city ownership in favor of network alliances. Respondents to GlobeSt.com's latest Quick Survey, however, state that the tide may just turn again when the economy recovers.

NEW YORK CITY-"Herculean" financial challenges face Downtown, Insignia/ESG's John Powers commented at the firm's Market Forecast breakfast yesterday. Keynoter Rudy Giuliani said we can learn from the city's efforts a decade ago. Powers also proposed a specific mix of new development and memorial space for the WTC site.

NEW YORK CITY-The bribes were allegedly made to alter values on more than 500 properties over the past three decades. Seventeen assessors were named in the suit, which reportedly lost the city upward of $40 million in tax revenues--and could reach $170 million.

NEW YORK CITY-Despite some insiders' belief that "owners will come away clean," sources predict that industry heads will roll when the valuation scandal spreads beyond the confines of the Manhattan assessor's office. Valuation discrepancies of up to 50% have been reported.

NEW YORK CITY-China's entry into the WTO promises major changes in corporate activity in Asia, say Cushman & Wakefield executives. The firm's joint venture with Premas International is geared to take advantage of those changes.