“The Cost Approach tends to set the upper limit of value before depreciation is considered, and is most applicable for proposed or recently-constructed properties, where minimal depreciation has accrued.”

Whole Foods has been able to create a specific in-store experience for shoppers. Can Amazon keep it up?

Some debt and equity lenders feel that way, but there's a big capital push on the region where the sentiment is that the market is still growing and companies are relocating there, Monday Properties' Phil Cyburt tells GlobeSt.com.

Long-term financing in the amount of $67.75 million has been secured for three Silicon Valley properties; two of the transactions were for office properties and one for a big-box retail center.