First, as I’ve said before, no one has a clue about what this year will bring. The best you’re gonna get are guesses. Some will be good, some bad, but guesses all, nevertheless.

The run-up to the recession was a heady time. On the firm’s 40th anniversary, Marcus & Millichap is employing lessons learned and returning to essential truths.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Despite the threats and challenges that await the medical office market, investors are confident about the coming opportunities. And apparently anyone—not just the big public REITs—can play.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Sessions at Tuesday's RealShare Medical Office conference outlined the pain the DC freeze is causing the private sector, making strategic decisions a challenge.

NEW YORK CITY-Real Estate Forum Editor Sule Aygoren joined a lineup of New York real estate editors to discuss the working press with members of the Mortgage Bankers Association. The difference, clearly, was in the platforms.

“Not in 20 years has there been such a critical time. Reports of bank suspensions and the failure of old and established financial and commercial enterprises have been crowding the newspapers. If people would only think that nothing is wrong, 2/3rds of the problems would disappear at once.”

NEW YORK CITY-Real Estate Forum editor in chief Sule Aygoren Carranza will be a featured panelist when the women representing CRE media coverage will address the New York Chapter of MBA on November 9.

CHICAGO—Caps rates, IRRs and the difference between core and value-add all figured in this fast-moving, deal-shaping SIOR session.