Publications
These reports are provided as helpful background to current trends, in both the general economy and in real estate.
European Debt Crisis
Europe’s sovereign debt crises are changing daily, yet are making little progress toward long-term solutions. The only questions are when, how and who will be left holding the bag?
Publication date: October 16th, 2011
Beware of Inflation
No one deserves less forecasting credibility than the Fed. Over the last two decades, their macroeconomic forecasts have been among the poorest of any forecasters, despite the fact that they are the only forecasters who know macro policy decisions before they are announced.
Publication date: May 9th, 2011
Global Property Prices and Trends 2011
Global Property Prices and Trends 2011.
Publication date: March 22nd, 2011
International Property Guide 2011
A guide to business practices & customs in 60 countries.
Publication date: March 22nd, 2011
A Disastrous Decade
What a difference a decade makes. It was just 10 years ago that:
Panic was rampant about the Y2K bug;
The Nasdaq closed at 5,048.62, its highest point before the dot-com bust;
AOL bought Time Warner for $162 billion…
Publication date: December 10th, 2010
NAI 2010 Statistics
AI Global is the world’s premier network of commercial real estate firms and one of the largest real estate service providers worldwide. Our unique “managed” network structure combines local experts in over 350 offices around the world with regional management, global infrastructure, best practices and technology to provide our clients with consistent, quality results.
Publication date: November 18th, 2010
SIOR Professional Report: When It Comes to Financing, Everything Old Is New Again
Recently, a buyer said they would lease a property from the seller and spend money to improve the property in order to have more equity when they closed,” says Matthew G. Cravey, SIOR, CCIM, RECS, of NAI Cravey Real Estate Services in Corpus Christi, Texas. “The seller was so happy to see some cash flow come in and service his debt that it sounded like a great deal to him. That’s old school (what we used to do in the ’70s); we had owner financing and master leases.
Publication date: October 10th, 2010
NAI Fact Sheet
We’re already there.™ Over 325 offices covering the world.
Publication date: July 14th, 2010
NAI Global Special Report: Gulf Oil Spill Not Likely to Affect Commercial Real Estate 2010
The huge spillage resulting from the April 20 explosion on a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico still has not been stanched, and some observers fear the accident will have a severe effect on tourism and fishing industries in the region. But NAI commercial real estate professionals in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Texas believe the accident will not have a material long-term impact on commercial real estate markets in the Gulf Coast states.
Publication date: July 8th, 2010
A Robust Rebound to Mediocrity: July 2010
As noted earlier, we believe that 3 million to 3.5 million jobs a year will be formed in each of the next three years. In fact, this is roughly the rate at which jobs have been added since March 2010. However, this rate of job creation must be viewed in the context of the nearly 8.4 million jobs lost during the recently concluded recession, and the 1.8 million jobs normally added annually to the U.S. economy.
Publication date: July 8th, 2010
2010 Global Market Report: Corpus Christi
The Corpus Christi economy suffered slightly from the economic downturn. The petrochemical industry is down, resulting in a decline in the local economy. However, the refineries and related industries are expanding and upgrading in anticipation of the pending increase in oil and gas exploration. The Port of Corpus Christi is doubling in size to meet future demand.
Publication date: July 8th, 2010
Capital Markets Update: March 2009
Last fall, we examined how the 2008 recession compared to the six recessions of the last 40 years. At that time we noted that today’s recession was the “least worst” of the seven episodes as of that time. Our updated analysis indicates that we are in the midst of the second-worst recessionary period of the last 40 years, and it is worsening quickly.
Publication date: March 29th, 2009
Global Market Report: Corpus Christi Region January 2009
The Corpus Christi economy has not suffered significantly from the credit crisis. In Business Week Magazine, Corpus Christi was one of only two Texas cities listed in the recent article titled “Where to Live in Hard Times.”
Publication date: January 22nd, 2009
Global Market Report: January 2009
The 2009 Global Market Report is a unique tool that reviews and summarizes the real estate activities of the past year on more than200 property markets worldwide. As a reference tool, it reviews values, economies, social factors and other conditions that impact a market.
Publication date: January 22nd, 2009
