<rss version="2.0" xmlns:ynewsrss="http://news.yahoo.com/rss.html"><channel><title><![CDATA[Columbus Commercial Real Estate News From CoStar Group]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/]]></link><description><![CDATA[CoStar Group, Inc. is the leading provider of information services to commercial real estate property investors and sales professionals in the United States and United Kingdom. CoStar's suite of services offers access to the most comprehensive database of commercial real estate information and commercial property listings available in its markets.]]></description><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><category domain="Yahoo"><![CDATA[Business/Real_Estate_and_Housing]]></category><ttl>15</ttl><image><title><![CDATA[CoStar Group, Inc.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/]]></link><url><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/SharedFiles/Common/images/logos/CoStarGroup112.gif]]></url></image><item><title><![CDATA[CoStar's People of Note (May 12 - 18)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/CoStars-People-of-Note-May-12-18/148651?ref=/News/Article/CoStars-People-of-Note-May-12-18/148651&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Detroit, Charlotte, Phoenix, New York, Charleston, South Florida, and San Diego.
 
DETROIT
Farbman Group Promotes Gutman, Kalil 
By Tim Heise

Farbman Group, a Southfield, MI-based, full-service real estate solutions company, has promoted CFO Andrew Gutman to president of the company. Gutman joined Farbman Group more than 18 years ago. He has worked in several areas of ]]></description><author><![CDATA[Justin Sumner <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 09:02:42 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DDR Buying 30 Shopping Centers from Blackstone JV]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/DDR-Buying-30-Shopping-Centers-from-Blackstone-JV/148602?ref=/News/Article/DDR-Buying-30-Shopping-Centers-from-Blackstone-JV/148602&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blackstone Group LP will sell its interest in a portfolio of power centers across the country to joint-venture partner DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) for $1.46 billion.

Beachwood, OH-based DDR and Blackstone acquired the large-format power centers totaling 11.8 million square feet through a joint venture deal that closed nearly a year ago. The latest acquisition, expected to close in the fourth quarter, will generate significant cash flow for DDR in top...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Randyl Drummer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 11:24:05 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CoStar's People of Note (May 5 - 11)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/CoStars-People-of-Note-May-5-11/148478?ref=/News/Article/CoStars-People-of-Note-May-5-11/148478&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Washington DC, New Jersey, Chicago, New York, and Indianapolis.
 
LOS ANGELES
Diaz Returns to Cushman & Wakefield 
By Allison Smith

Lalo Diaz has returned to Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. as a market leader for the Downtown Los Angeles market. In his new role Diaz will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day activities, recruitment goals, an]]></description><author><![CDATA[Justin Sumner <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 08:11:27 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Receiver Sets Liquidation Plan for $220 Million Multifamily Portfolio]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Receiver-Sets-Liquidation-Plan-for-$220-Million-Multifamily-Portfolio/148375?ref=/News/Article/Receiver-Sets-Liquidation-Plan-for-$220-Million-Multifamily-Portfolio/148375&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[John A. Beckstead, the receiver for defendants Management Solutions Inc. and the multifamily assets of Wendell A. Jacobson, his son Allen and other related entities, has filed a liquidation plan proposing to break up the multifamily portfolio strewn across the Midwest and Texas that was once valued at $220 million.

Rather than selling the entire portfolio in bulk, as he once considered, Beckstead plans to break up the sale of Jacobsons' 34 properties...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Mark Heschmeyer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 07:19:34 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colliers Shopping 16-Property GSA Portfolio]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Colliers-Shopping-16-Property-GSA-Portfolio/148356?ref=/News/Article/Colliers-Shopping-16-Property-GSA-Portfolio/148356&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[West Second Street Associates (WSSA), a Michigan-based firm that specializes in developing and managing buildings for General Services Administration (GSA) tenants, has selected Colliers International to shop a 16-property single-tenant portfolio of office properties totaling 273,000 square feet. 

The GSA-leased office portfolio has an estimated value of $118 million. Eight of the properties are located in Michigan with the others in Ohio, Florida...]]></description><author><![CDATA[CoStar Research <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:15:03 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Trend: Columbus' Office Deliveries and Construction in Q1 2013]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Market-Trend-Columbus-Office-Deliveries-and-Construction-in-Q1-2013/147503?ref=/News/Article/Market-Trend-Columbus-Office-Deliveries-and-Construction-in-Q1-2013/147503&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[During the first quarter 2013, two buildings totaling 88,180 square feet were completed in the Columbus market area. This compares to one building totaling 188,320 square feet that were completed in the fourth quarter 2012, one building totaling 50,000 square feet completed in the third quarter 2012, and 112,500 square feet in two buildings completed in the second quarter 2012.

There were 99,471 square feet of <a href="http://www.showcase.com/Office-Space-for-Lease" target="_blank">office space</a> under construction at...]]></description><author><![CDATA[CoStar Research <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:05:36 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Trend: Net Absorption Positive 341,386 SF for Columbus' Office Market in Q1 2013]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Market-Trend-Net-Absorption-Positive-341386-SF-for-Columbus-Office-Market-in-Q1-2013/147500?ref=/News/Article/Market-Trend-Net-Absorption-Positive-341386-SF-for-Columbus-Office-Market-in-Q1-2013/147500&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Net absorption for the overall Columbus office market was positive 341,386 square feet in the first quarter 2013. That compares to positive 218,461 square feet in the fourth quarter 2012, positive 89,792 square feet in the third quarter 2012, and positive 141,564 square feet in the second quarter 2012.

The Class A office market recorded net absorption of negative (62,545) square feet in the first quarter 2013, compared to positive 169,378 square...]]></description><author><![CDATA[CoStar Research <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:05:34 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Trend: Columbus' Office Vacancy Decreases Slightly to 10.1% in Q1 2013]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Market-Trend-Columbus-Office-Vacancy-Decreases-Slightly-to-101-in-Q1-2013/147501?ref=/News/Article/Market-Trend-Columbus-Office-Vacancy-Decreases-Slightly-to-101-in-Q1-2013/147501&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[The office vacancy rate in the Columbus market area decreased to 10.1% at the end of the first quarter 2013.  The vacancy rate was 10.4% at the end of the fourth quarter 2012, 10.4% at the end of the third quarter 2012, and 10.5% at the end of the second quarter 2012. 

Class A projects reported a vacancy rate of 12.4% at the end of the first quarter 2013, 12.2% at the end of the fourth quarter 2012, 12.2% at the end of the third quarter 2012, and...]]></description><author><![CDATA[CoStar Research <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:05:35 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The CoStar Watch List Newsletter for May 9 - May 19]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article/The-CoStar-Watch-List-Newsletter-for-May-9-May-19/148410?ref=/News/Article/The-CoStar-Watch-List-Newsletter-for-May-9-May-19/148410&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This Week’s Top Stories

Multifamily GSE Lending Reform: Potentially Disruptive and Inherently Valueless
"Borrowers would face higher borrowing costs and more variability in the price and availability of credit, with the greatest adverse impact likely to fall on low- and moderate-income families and renters in underserved markets. Some borrowers could lose access to credit altogether."

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Receiver Sets Liquidation Plan...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Mark Heschmeyer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 07:16:13 GMT]]></pubDate></item></channel></rss>