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Community Banks As a few banks fight for their lives, others survive, prosper With the recession mired in its seventh quarter, making it one of the longest on record, BankAtlantic chief executive Alan Levan said he is focusing his Fort Lauderdale-based bank on credit, core earnings and capital.
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Retail Leasing Guide
Landlords craft stimulus plans of their own Terranova doesn’t usually play the role of party planner, but as retail vacancies rise and rental rates slide, shopping center owners and managers are eager to lure tenants any way they can, including providing free marketing support.
Q&A with broker Tim Neal Tim Neal said smaller centers with ethnic restaurants and shops are faring well in the down economy because people in a certain community prefer to shop among people they know.
Vacancy levels nearly double in some South Florida markets More than 11 million square feet of retail space is sitting vacant in South Florida, as economically battered retailers shutter their stores.
Trying to keep the cash flowing The president of Ross Realty Investments in Davie, who owns and manages 10 neighborhood shopping centers in South Florida and two in Charlotte, N.C.,is content hanging onto those properties during the grim real estate market.
Owner of successful market shares secrets for success in down economy Walk into Doris Italian Market in Plantation on a Sunday afternoon, and you’ll overhear customers wondering if the store is giving food away — the meat counter is three deep.
Rents take dip in retail sector as market remains cool The economic meltdown and credit crunch have left many victims, including some of South Florida’s premier retail markets.
Retail charts A closer look at retail centers in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
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Surviving the credit crunch
Existing equity holders who know the company and have a vested interest in its success are the best source of financing and generally the source willing to close most quickly.
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Bankruptcy
Liquidity crisis aids practice of bankruptcy while hurting struggling businesses In the midst of a global financial crisis and deepening recession, soaring foreclosure rates and bankruptcy filings are having increasingly broader impacts on national, regional and local economies.
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Economic Forecast
Will unemployment rate be stabilized by bailouts and stimulus programs, or will business cutbacks and closures prevail?
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International Real Estate
South Florida can't count on international investors to bolster property values any more The gravity of global economic crisis drags on an already sluggish local real estate market as international buyers are sidelined.
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Wealth Management Roundtable
Unlike any other year, South Florida professionals who serve high-end investors are scrambling to salve the fears of clients worried about finding safe havens for their dwindling money, capital preservation strategies and tactics to weather one of the worst financial downturns since the Great Depression.
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South Florida Commercial Real Estate Annual
Alternative financing When Miami-based Adler Group was recently looking to refinance an office and industrial park in Miami’s Airport West area, it kept getting what it considered unreasonable rates and terms from lenders.
Offices Stable but obviously not immune to the economic downturn — that’s South Florida’s office market. Compared with other segments of the commercial real estate market, the office market has been able to ride the economic downturn without taking a major hit — so far.
Retail The economic downturn has taken a toll on South Florida retailers as consumers not only tighten the purse strings on big-ticket items but on spending for basic daily needs.
Hospitality South Florida’s popularity as a vacation destination and its proximity to the Caribbean and South and Central America make it a prime location for hotels targeting tourists, conventions and business travelers alike.
Industrial The inability of South Florida’s top industrial players to make deals in a down economy is an overriding theme of the region’s market.
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Commercial Lending
With construction costs mounting and critically short of cash, a South Florida developer turned to a once-reliable business partner: Its lender. That’s when the new get-tough market realities hit home.
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