COMMERCIAL
INVESTMENT
November/December 2013 Vol. XXXII No. 6
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Hotels head
for the hills.
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COVER
STORY
FEATURES
Magnetic 22 Fast-Growing
Fast Casual
Attraction
Investors
remain drawn
to multifamily
assets.
Cover: 4x6/Getty Images (3); Richard Cote/Thinkstock
by Beth Mattson-Teig
New concepts and spinoffs
crowd this restaurant niche.
by Darren Tristano
31 A Stronger Asset
Commercial real estate rides
into the mainstream.
by William Hughes
34 C-Corp to REIT
Two factors drive today's
conversion trend.
by Evan Hudson
38 Group Investing
Update
New SEC rulings may be
game-changers.
by Kim Lisa Taylor, Esq., and Gene
Trowbridge, Esq., CCIM
COLUMNS
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President's Desk
CCIM Q&A;
Financing Focus
Investment Analysis
Legal Briefs
Technology Solutions
D E PA RT M E N T S
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In This Issue
Market Trends
Regional Outlook
International Beat
Buyers Guide
Deal Makers
CCIM Connections
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