NEW YORK CITY-Any hopes of an end-of-year transactional rush have been dashed, our respondents tell us. As office clients continue to consolidate, most brokers are looking at leasing activity plummeting by at least 10% over last year's Q4 returns.

The public markets don't mind volatility. They hate uncertainty.

Dot-com executives can get distracted by the technology and forget the value proposition to their customers.

NEW YORK CITY-Our latest survey tracks a slowdown both in new hires and in employee departures. As a result, companies are rewarding less for loyalty and more for performance. But production rewards are causing major differentials in salaries for same-status executives.

NEW YORK CITY-Responses to the latest GlobeSt.com Quick Survey unveiled the passion, anger and resolve with which real estate executives view the destruction of the World Trade Center.

NEW YORK CITY-In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attack, the real estate industry surveys the damage and talks about rebuilding. Most respondents predict only short-term downside in the valuation of high-rise CBD office space.

The volume of dollars invested in commercial properties last quarter climbed 18.75%.

NEW YORK CITY-The market is ripe for buyers to beef up their portfolios at bargain basement prices. But buyers aren't picking up anything they can get their hands on. Their interest in multifamily reveals that buyers want to go where the solid opportunities are.