Volume 68 • Number 3 • 844th Issue • April 2013
FEATURES
20 Real Estate Washington DC
Sequestration’s Impact
The impact will be greatest on the nation’s
capital. Or will it?
By Jennifer LeClaire and Erika Morphy
24 Net Lease Forum
Has Net Lease Become
“Too Safe”?
Today, many investors are venturing outside
the safe and known into riskier territory.
What does that mean for net lease?
By Carrie Rossenfeld
42 Cover Story
The Challenger Brand
Cassidy Turley maintans a local focus
while delivering a national platform
By Paul Bubny
47 Finance Quarterly
Let the Good Times Roll...
How favorable are conditions for borrowers?
As always, it’s a market-by-market story
By Erika Morphy
42
On the Cover
Cassidy Turley’s Michael Kamm (left) and Joe Stettinius.
Photo: Glen Kulbako
27 Net Lease Icons
Profiling some of the creative real estate
professionals that helped to form and
define the net lease business
By John Salustri and Antoinette Martin
53 Student Housing Review
Slipping Grades?
It’s still an investor favorite, but a few
factors are potential threats to the sector
By Amy Wolff Sorter
38 Industrial Update
The Industrial Revival
The sector is undeniably making a comeback
By Brian Rogal
56 Student Housing Pioneers
A look at some of the now-household
names that helped to establish the sector
By N. Dolce, R. Katz and M. Lamey
83 The 2013 Distressed Assets
Solutions Guide
IN EVERY ISSUE
8 NEWS FRONT: International
“Stark” Reality: Euro Has More Pain Ahead
10 NEWS FRONT: National
Grow-Your-Own Due Diligence
11 NEWS FRONT: Northeast
Calls Come Forth for Penn Station Overhaul
12 NEWS FRONT: Mid-Atlantic
GSE Reform Critic Stands Up for Multifamily
14 NEWS FRONT: Southeast
Land Rush Fever Hits South Florida
15 NEWS FRONT: Midwest
Investors Tee Up for Golf Course Deals
16 NEWS FRONT: Southwest
The Woodlands’ 40-Year Overnight Success
17 NEWS FRONT: West
Talking SoCal Self Storage With JLL’s McCarron
62 Advertisers Index
COLUMNS
6 Publisher’s Page
Our Best Days Are Still Ahead
By Gregg W. Christensen
8 The Global State of Real Estate Outsourcing
By Maria Novak
10 Too Much Water, or Not Enough?
By Jonathan D. Miller
11 Improving the G Train
By David Behin
12 Keys to Winning the New Bidding Wars
By Aaron Y. Strauss
14 Developers Seek Alternative
to Condo Structure
By Jeff Margolis
15 Recourse, Dont’t Do It
By Jim Conway
16 Business is Booming in Houston
17 Financing Needs a Solid
Turnaround Story
By Jim Martin
18 Institutional Insider
How Far Up the Risk Ladder
Will Institutions Climb?
By Ben Johnson
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