Carlini's Comments - REAL ESTATE

JINGLE MAIL: PEOPLE ARE WALKING AWAY FROM UNDERWATER HOUSES

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:17:28 -0600

As more houses become worth less than the mortgage that an owner has to pay, some people are just mailing the keys back to the bank.

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BUILDING CABLING: COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:09:21 -0600

Counterfeiting is a lucrative business from watches, purses and cell phone batteries to even car parts, pharmaceuticals and cabling.

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REAL ESTATE FAILURE: CONNECTING THE DOTS

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:55:55 -0600

Did financial experts lead the average person into buying into a declining market eight years ago?

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ASSESSING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: NEW METRICS REQUIRED

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:43:54 -0600

Commercial properties cannot be measured with 20th Century yardsticks, they will need 21st century intelligent amenities like broadband connectivity and diverse power feeds to attract and maintain corporate tenants.
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REAL ESTATE'S SHADOW INVENTORY

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:49:03 -0600

It seems like toxic assets go down better when mixed with KoolAid.

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REAL ESTATE QUAGMIRE: WHERE IS THE BOTTOM?

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:37:18 -0500

When it comes to real estate, are we at the bottom yet? That seems to be the question many people are still asking. The short answer is no.

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REAL ESTATE STIMULUS: RE-FINANCING ISN'T FOR EVERYONE

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:38:52 -0500

If you have a credit score of 620 or less, you will not qualify for hardly anything.

Watching the hype and listening to the politicians isn’t the same as talking to your real mortgage broker when it comes to refinancing a mortgage. With all the money floating around to different banks, it would appear that money is easily available for refinancing and buying the next house.

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KRYPTONITE IN COMMERCIAL LEASING: RISING VACANCY RATES

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:28:22 -0500

When vacancy rates go up in metropolitan areas, the first response is often to lower rates. That, though, is the wrong approach.

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INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE: KEY TO MIDWEST VIABILITY

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:55:46 -0500

Some cities and regions are dying because they haven’t provided the right “platform” to attract and maintain new corporate endeavors. Cities and regions need to understand that their infrastructure can either attract or repulse new corporate facilities.

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, BANK FAILURES & GHOST EQUITY

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:28:55 -0500

There is a slow-moving, downward vortex starting to pick up speed in some commercial property markets and financial institutions. Several months ago, I posed a question that continues to hit home in the commercial real estate markets nationwide:

Which property owners are sitting on commercial properties that are going to lose value in the vortex of property depreciation?

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES: TENANT EROSION

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:27:43 -0500

There’s an exodus of tenants and the traditional real estate “experts” are befuddled. A couple weeks ago, I recently posed a question that has really hit home in the real estate arena: “Which property owners are sitting on commercial properties that are going to lose value in the vortex of property depreciation?”

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES SINKING IN VALUE

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:47:27 -0500

The problems with the sub-prime rate mortgage market have seeped into other facets of the real estate market.

What happened to all the experts on CNBC and other business channels who in 2007 said the mortgage and financial crisis was going to be limited to the sub-prime rate mortgages and those holding them? Their initial observation was that only a very small percentage of loans would be affected.

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BROADBAND PROPERTIES: DOES YOURS QUALIFY?

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:46:50 -0500

If your commercial or residential building is lacking broadband connectivity, you might start seeing a lack of tenants.

Broadband connectivity is one of the top three criteria for site-selection committees looking to locate corporate facilities.

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INFRASTRUCTURE RENAISSANCE: WE NEED IT NOW

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:11:36 -0500

There needs to be ubiquitous state awakening to commit billions of dollars for major infrastructure endeavors like what we’re seeing in New York and New Jersey, James Carlini writes from the New York Palace in New York City.

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BUILDING INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT: MEASURING THE IQ OF UBS TOWER

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:53:13 -0500

Within the commercial real estate markets, those commercial buildings that lack IQ will lose tenants and overall value over the next five years.
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