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March/April 2015 Vol. XXXIV No. 2
Stalled Out
Offi ce leasing could
use a charge in
smaller markets.
by Beth Mattson-Teig
FEATURES
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COVER
STORY
Cover:
roberthyrons/Thinkstock
22 Lodging
Sector Update
Hotel investment settles in
for a long stay.
by Patrick H. Ford
32 Commercial Real
Estate Crowdfunding
Find out how it really works.
by Sara Drummond
36 Cap Rate
Variations
Everyone in real estate
knows how to calculate
a cap rate — or do they?
by Daniel Kann
39 Big Data
What does it mean for
corporate commercial
real estate users?
by David Kollmorgen
Follow
the road
to asset
protection.
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