Patricia Kirk
Patricia Kirk has been covering the commercial real estate industry for more than 20 years, as West Coast bureau chief for a CRE online news startup, editor of a regional magazine and as a freelance reporter for other national and international online news services. She formerly served as a reporter for a major daily newspaper, community newspaper editor, and writer and editor for various other online publications covering environment/sustainability, medical/biomedical research, international business and transportation, tech, and healthcare business and policy topics.
Life Cos. Drive More Lending While Banks Take a Back Seat
A lower cost of capital is helping make this debt source highly competitive. Read the feature.
Manufacturing’s Comeback Gains Ground
Federal legislation and the quest for resiliency have boosted the construction and leasing of production facilities. Will the momentum continue?
You Bought an Office Building. Now What?
Today’s investors are both opportunistic and optimistic when you consider the sector’s challenges.
Investors Find Office Bargains
CBD values have fallen more than 50 percent from their high, according to MSCI.
Is Development Still Financeable? That Depends.
With banks limiting construction loans, potential projects require multiple, pricey sources.
Will Basel III Endgame Rewrite Banks’ Role in CRE?
Securing debt today is hard. Regulators are likely to make it harder.
More Data Centers, Please!
The skyrocketing need for computing capacity is driving up investor demand.
Regional Banks Retreat as CRE Loans Mature
How the stepped-up risk of bank defaults is impacting new financings and existing loans.
How Retail Properties Are Getting Greener
Innovative ideas and new technologies enable sustainable solutions at malls and shopping centers.
EV Battery Quest Super-Charges Demand for Sites, Facilities
Upward of $80 billion worth of projects have been announced. Here’s what that means for CRE.