Coldwell Banker Premier Realty

Bond Market and Inflation

Anticipating Inflation?
Posted by John McClelland on February 16, 2010 in  uncategorized
Seeking Alpha has a good article today regarding bond market expectations of inflation. The author notes that 4.7% yields seem massive in today's low interest rate environment but 30 year bonds are still selling poorly. The weak investor appetite for these bonds implies that market participants are expecting inflation since 4.7% yield in a deflationary market would be supurb. If this author is correct about inflation expectations, what does that mean for real estate? My take is at these low inter... read more

Coldwell Banker Premier Realty Agent Receives Federal Grant

Ron Opfer, CCIM to assist banks in managing commercial assets
Posted by Randi Kolesar on February 05, 2010 in  uncategorized
Congratulations to Ron Opfer, CCIM for receiving one of the first ESRI/CCIM Institute grants for his proposal to create analytical tools for the distressed asset market using ESRI's analytic software.  Ron has been a successful commercial real estate agent in the valley for many years, always at the forefront of acquiring innovative market analysis skills and industry-leading technology tools to  assist his clients and his company in this ever changing marketplace.  ... read more

LV City Councilman to speak at CBPR

Councilman Steve Ross
Posted by Hoopes and Norton Team on February 11, 2010 in  uncategorized
 STEVE ROSS TO SPEAK AT COLDWELL BANKER PREMIER REALTY  Steve Ross LV City Council Ward 6 The Centennial Hills office of Coldwell Banker Premier Realty welcomes Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross to it's weekly business meeting on Thursday February 18, 2010 at 8:30AM. Councilman Ross represents Ward 6 on the LV City Council. Ward 6 is the fastest growing area of Las Vegas and encompasses the far northwest and Centennial Hills. This area has doubled in poplulation in the last 6 years. Mr. Ros... read more

REITs. Have money, will travel

Cash burning a hole in the pockets of REITs but product to buy is scarce
Posted by John McClelland on February 05, 2010 in  uncategorized
REITs have raised a lot of capital in the past year and they are locked and loaded for bear but they just can't find enough of them. A lot of the product that REITs like to aquire; apartments, office buildings, malls and warehouses have not been available. Current owners are hesitant to sell into a market where prices have needed a massive reset and they often keep performing assets for themselves. Additionally, banks are cautios about how they liquidate properties they have foreclosed on since they have to watch t... read more

S&P/Case-Shiller Update

Each Price Tier Registers an Increase
Posted by John McClelland on February 23, 2010 in  uncategorized
The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index came out this morning. Unfortunately it is so popular that the site crashes and I have just obtained the data. We do observe seasonality in prices in Las Vegas so I like to use the seasonally adjusted indices. Interestingly, the most current observation, December 2009, registered a month-to-month increase in all price tiers. A positive change has occurred for both November and December. Was this a purely organic increase? Probably not. The tax credit has been a relevan... read more

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