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Article: REAL ESTATE Frugal investments gain favor
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 20, 1996
CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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As the $3.1 trillion U.S. real estate market enters its fourth
year of recovery, new developers and investors favor frugal
investments over headline-making trophy properties, according to a
new report.
This marks a switch from the go-go 1980s when flamboyant
developers and foreign investors garnered headlines by paying
sky-high prices for lofty downtown office buildings and ritzy
shopping malls with hopes of big paydays down the road.
"Dreams just aren't selling anymore," said the study by Equitable
Real Estate Investment Management Inc., one of the largest real
estate investors in the country and a unit of Equitable Cos.
A major reason why apartments, warehouses and mid-priced hotels ...