So I was reading through my morning news and spotted this CMBS deals are slowly sneaking back in ? 

"The commercial mortgage bond securitization window that has been closed for nearly two years during this recession has reopened for business in the last few weeks and investors have lined up encouragingly to take advantage of a new round of CMBS offerings."

 Are things getting better ? 2010 off to a good start ? I would like to hope so. 

I am off today to look at the public opening of the new MGM City Center in Las Vegas, 8.9 BILLION ! This better be one hell of a complex.

More Later

I am not all that sure if this is right or wrong, of the kool-aid just tastes good.  I am sitting in the "blogger's lounge" writing a blog post.

The National Association of Realtors is headed towards social media, they have a good idea of what it is, now if we can just get rid of it an a place to throw offers to sell property.  If you are an attendee and would like to talk more send me a message and we can talk social media and real estate in San Diego. 

More in a bit, off to see what we are in for with Laurence Yun, the NAR's chief economist.

This looks interesting ...

Prudential Mortgage Capital’s Melissa Farrell says that the life company side of her firm is lending—to the tune of $5B so far this year. “And we'd like to lend more,” she told attendees of National Realty Club’s bi-weekly luncheon at the Williams Club yesterday, which got them to look up from their Oktoberfest meal.

I was wondering through the interwebs early this AM over coffee and somehow came across Mr. John B. Levy an investment banker from Virginia. He does a podcast series on commercial real estate and the economy. I think he is worth listening to, your thoughts ?

Wow what a great bunch of people fun, innovative and a lot of the people that will lead the charge out of this mess. Here are some interesting folks !

Ribbit Mobile @ www. ribbit.com

Docusign Sign papers digitally ! www.docusign.com

So I love a bowl of Dog Food for breakfast...

On the way to San Francisco, plane ride was fine, good coffee, what could go wrong ? Well miss the BART as I am buying a ticket and get a free thirty miniute peanalty wait on a hard cold bench. Just another reason I am going to do Online conferences from now on.

I am packing to head out to Real Estate Connect 2009 in San Francisco. This should be a good show with interesting speakers and exhibits the focus is very similar to mine

Innovation. Change. New Ideas.

Embrace Them at Real Estate Connect San Francisco.

I have been preaching this since Real Invest was conceived, so I am either not the only nut or we are all on the right track.

So once Arizona sells off these properties at bottom of the barrel prices to private ownership, they will then rent them back in the hopes that they will be able to repurchase them at obviously higher prices when the market is better? I could understand a potential upside to sell off unused state-owned properties, but the State Capitol?

"Call it a sign of desperate times: Legislators are considering selling the House and Senate buildings where they’ve conducted state business for more than 50 years.

Dozens of other state properties also may be sold as the state government faces its worst financial crisis in a generation, if not ever. The plan isn’t to liquidate state assets, though.

Ok I know this site is about real estate, but at this stage in the game I think almost all real estate has to start thinking a bit green, a friend sent this Reuters article across my desk earlier today. I sure think it is worth a read.

The article is a recap of H.R.2454 and how it's provisions could profoundly effect the real estate markets. After reading it and reading more, I have to think that "greening" up existing buildings and building new ones with sustainable principals we have to be better off and the investors in the long run will have nothing but an upside, with lower operating costs, higher occupancy rates, and public perception.

I know I want to work in a cool new building that helps the earth and won't kill me. I am now going to go find out how innovation, green and sustainable practices can help us real estate folks make a better go of it.