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CONTENTS November 2008 Exclusive on the Web www.cpnonline.com s CPN-Nielsen Claritas Special Report Lifestyle centers as predictors of markets’ growth potential s Deal Tracker: Top deals in primary markets s Expert Opinions: Guest columnists weigh in FEATURE Through the Fog Stable but under-the-radar niche opportunities guide investors to safety. Photo Credit:: © Paul Hardy/Corbis CPN Radio www.cpnonline.com s Q&A with John Zogby: President & CEO of Zogby International s Conference Series: Interviews from CPN’s Net Lease Summit s Mondays: economic indicators s Tuesdays: property sectors s Wednesdays: industry trends s Thursdays: related sectors s First Wednesday Each Month Marc Heisterkamp’s Green Building Update s Second & Fourth Wednesday Each Month RICS Americas’ International Property Insight Report s Second Thursday Each Month Real Tech with Peter Boritz 18 6 8 4 Starting Line BUZZWORTHY MARKET INTELLIGENCE 8 Seniors Housing Seniors hold off on retirement communities. 12 Data/Analysis Apartment prices hold up, warehouse demand wobbles and industrial construction starts plummet. 14 Conferences U.S. investors face competition abroad, and net lease promises to get worse before it gets better. FEATURE 20 CPN’s Top Cities for Investment & Corporate Relocation Values for properties in core markets have fared well—relatively. 14 20 Conferences & Networking www.cpnonline.com/conferences Register for CPN’s New York Investment and Washington, D.C., Property Opportunities conferences, plus the Executive Awards Luncheon. INDUSTRY PULSE 22 Finance The morphing structure of U.S. banking drops a giant question mark on the financial sector. 22 REal Talk with CPN www.cpnmhn.typepad.com/cpn Blog on trends, news and views. 25 International Russia remains too much of a loose cannon for some investors. 27 Sustainability Corporations can learn from colleges. DUE DILIGENCE 30 CPN-Nielsen Claritas Special Report A new economy calls for new ways to measure retail markets’ growth potential. 27 RESOURCES GUIDE For the Advertiser Index, Web Services Directory, Editorial Index and Marketplace, see page 34 CPN Commercial Property News (ISSN 1042-1675; USPS 003-611) Vol. 22, No. 13, November 2008—Commercial Property News, (ISSN 1043-1675) is published monthly by Nielsen Business Media, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-9595. U.S. subscriptions, $140 per year. All Canadian and Mexican subscriptions, $176 per year. Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement No: 40031729. Foreign subscriptions, $325 per year. Single copies, $10. Major credit cards accepted; call 1-800-562-2706. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send all address changes to: CPN Commercial Property News, P.O. Box 2140, Skokie, IL 60076-7840. www.cpnonline.com • November 2008 • COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS 3 http://www.cpnonline.com http://www.cpnonline.com http://www.cpnonline.com/conferences http://www.cpnmhn.typepad.com/cpn http://www.cpnonline.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Commercial Property News - November 2008

CPN - November 2008
Contents
Starting Line
Buzzyworthy
Seniors Housing
Data/Analysis
Conferences
Through the Fog
CPN’s Top Cities for Investment & Corporate Relocation
Finance
International
Sustainability
CPN-Nielsen Claritas Special Report

Commercial Property News - November 2008