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Published January 17, 2023 – New York Real Estate Journal Institutional investors, such as insurance companies and pension funds, are weighing their options in the real estate market when making key decisions about allocating investments. In today’s climate of uncertainty around economic recovery rates, inflation levels, and interest rates––real assets offer an attractive potential for

Published September 7th, 2022 on RealTrends.com In recent years, more women have been making serious strides in commercial real estate, and women-owned businesses are on the rise. According to a 2020 Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) report, women made up just 36% of the industry, while women holding executive positions only amounted to 9%. Additionally, a number of

FEBRUARY 22, 2022 –  Published in AZ Big Media   Commercial real estate (CRE) is regarded as one of the most reliable performers in regard to investing, stability consistency, and a profitable market. However, the pandemic has brought on a slew of challenges resulting in volatility in the commercial real estate market. From rising interest

November 21, 2017 – NYREJ The Israeli Bond market is booming. To date, 27 US real estate entities have gone to the Israeli public debt markets, bringing back approximately $6 billion to the shores of the U.S. Initially seen as a financing fad limited to the those operating in the metro-NYC market, US issuers from

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? In 2018, we at Berko & Associates have significantly enhanced our brokerage business model. After launching a new debt platform in 2017, we expanded our focus in our new company, Astor Realty Capital, to equity investments in major markets across the US.

Manhattan, NY Berko & Associates has completed the sale of a $30.6 million block of retail at the base of the Atrium Building. The asset is located at 152-168 Bleecker St. in Greenwich Village between Sullivan and Thompson Sts. Angel Ramos and Steve Geller, both associate brokers at Berko & Assocs., negotiated the deal. The

Berko & Associates announced the $24 million sale of 809 Broadway — the former Blatt Billiards loft building, south of Union Square — to IDM Capital, which plans to build a fifteen story commercial/residential tower on the site. “We were able to raise significant interest and had multiple offers from qualified buyers,” said Joe Berko,

Futures for U.S. markets were lower late Monday after investors pushed all three major U.S. indices to fresh records during regular trading amid a dearth of bad news. Futures for Nasdaq were off 0.09%, while the S&P 500 trimmed 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrials 0.09% at 10:06 p.m. EDT. U.S. indices closed at renewed

Berko & Associates, a New York City-based multidisciplinary real estate brokerage firm that specializes in strategic solutions for investors, has launched a hospitality group that will specialize in comprehensive support to the Hospitality Industry. Berko & Associates will be adapting to the specific needs of each investor to provide a level of service unrivaled in

International capital has been flowing into the United States at a large and ever-increasing scale, dominated by Canadian, Chinese, Australian, and South Korean sources. Canada, the largest investor into the United States, provided much of their capital through their REITs, which allow investors to take advantage of investment grade assets outside of Canada, where the