Article published Jun 16, 2008
Manatee land market said to be iffy
Real estate agents say the overall sales trend is still declining

PALMETTO Palmetto developer Alan Zirkelbach sold 138 acres of industrial land near Port Manatee to two groups of investors in April for $18 million.
Those two sales represented 46 percent of $39 million in land sales [...]

NEW YORK – May 9, 2008 – Despite a sluggish economy, a credit squeeze and slowing fundamentals, investors this year are plowing money into funds that invest in real estate investment trusts, reversing a long trend of outflows.
A total of $1.23 billion flowed into domestic REIT funds in the first three months of the year, [...]

Price Reduced to $5.3M

Modern, energy efficient, award winning architecture combine for a great work
environment in a central location. Unique building with good signage and excellent
visibility keep occpuancy rates high. Energy efficiency keeps overhead low and CAM
expenditures down.

24,872 Building Sq. Ft.
21,378 Interior Sq. Ft.
Highly trafficked Fruitville (50,000+ ADT)
Easy access to and from I-75 (2 miles)

Directions: West [...]

The 2004-2007 run up in commercial real estate prices was as big a wave as bankers and lenders had ever seen. And they were all eager to jump on board and ride the crest. They did and rode it well until it crashed ashore last summer and had property prices retreating back into a leveling [...]

Modern, energy efficient, award winning architecture combine for a great work
environment in a central location. Unique building with good signage and excellent
visibility keep occpuancy rates high. Energy efficiency keeps overhead low and CAM
expenditures down.

American Institute of Architects, State of Florida Deisgn Award of Excellence
American Institute of Architects, Tampa Bay Chapter Design Merit Award
“Best Modern Building [...]

Of the $115.5 million invested by venture capitalists in the first quarter of 2008 in Florida, just $6.5 million of it landed in the Tampa Bay area.
According to numbers released by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters, Lifestyle Family Fitness in St. Petersburg received the region’s largest investment, a $3.8 million [...]

If you’re in business for yourself you know that profit margins can be razor thin; consequently you’re always looking for cost reduction ideas and how to increase profitability.
Instead of cutting the quality of the goods and services you offer your customers ‘ which could subject you to customer backlash ‘ reduce your expenses and slash [...]

Developers are reporting strong interest in commercial properties from investors in England, Ireland and Scotland.
Despite a growing focus on Asia, U.S. real estate has climbed to the top of the global property market among foreign investors - and by a wide margin.
New York City and Washington are the top two global cities for foreign investors’ [...]

A storefront is a business that has visibility from the street. Storefront properties are generally leased by those selling items to the public. Some storefronts are used for restaurants or even business offices. Leasing a storefront can bring the commercial real estate investor good, steady income.
In many cases, a commercial real estate investor will look [...]

WASHINGTON – March 13, 2008 – Commercial real estate market fundamentals are fairly stable, although investment is waning following a record year in 2007, according to the latest Commercial Real Estate Outlook of the National Association of Realtors® (NAR).
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun says the commercial real estate market is holding essentially even. “We’re seeing [...]