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Volume 4 - Number 24 | December 19, 2006

TOP STORY: Available Net Lease Properties Growing Again
By Michelle Napoli
The gains being made may not be as big as they were earlier in the year, but the fourth quarter saw yet again a larger market of net lease properties available for sale. That fact is among the findings in the Q4 2006 Net Lease Market Report from Northbrook, IL-based Boulder Net Lease Funds LLC.

Insider: Across America Real Estate’s Ann Schmitt
By Michelle Napoli
NET LEASE forum recently spoke to Ann Schmitt, president and CEO of Denver-based Across America Real Estate Corp., which provides 100% financing to national retailers and their developers for single pad, small box properties.

Industry Update: Fitch Predicts More LBOs in Restaurant Sector
By Michelle Napoli
Fitch Ratings predicts continued LBO activity in the restaurant sector in 2007. The availability of capital, active private equity investors and increasingly aggressive shareholders are all factors helping to fuel the trend, Chicago-based Fitch analyst Carla Norfleet Taylor said during a Fitch industry outlook teleconference on Dec. 6. So, too, is real estate. “Significant real estate holdings also make restaurants even more attractive,” Taylor said.

New Concept for 1031 Market: Introducing 'FlexTIC'
By Michelle Napoli
A California-based commercial real estate broker and attorney introduced a new concept to the TIC business earlier this month when he launched FlexTIC. The Santa Barbara business plans to provide what is essentially shorter term investments in TIC property interests to time-pressed 1031 exchange buyers while they shop for the investment they really want without being pressured to pick among what�s available during their exchange identification timeframes.

Data Points: Single-Tenant Retail Pricing, Cap Rates


Short Takes: Dollar General Plans to Close 400 Stores


Recent Transactions: HFF Arranges $47M Financing for Manpower HQ


Ratings Update: Wal-Mart Affirmed; RE Ownership, Construction a Factor



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