What to Watch for in Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
| 20 April 2018
Two months ago, the Trump administration revealed its proposed 2019 budget and a companion proposal, the Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America.
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Two months ago, the Trump administration revealed its proposed 2019 budget and a companion proposal, the Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America.
Read moreIt's no surprise that GSA leases routinely lapse into holdover status.
Read moreInvestors and lenders frequently ask how often GSA exercises its termination rights. It's a necessary question because roughly 75% of GSA leases contain some form of cancelation clause--typically a rolling right to terminate.
Read moreThe GSA leased inventory is aging. But why?
Read articleThe Social Security Administration is shrinking—though, as more and more baby boomers arrive at the age of SSA entitlements, the demands on it are growing.
Read articleCan VA buildings be repurposed, instead of maintained—barely, at that—at a cost of more than $7 million a year?
Read articlePortfolio investors of GSA-leased properties will be pleased to learn that GSA gross rents have, on the whole, performed reasonably well in the past ten years.
Read articleThe fact is that the Paris withdrawal has little direct impact on federal leasing but that is because previously enacted, more ambitious, directives remain in place.
Read articleThe GSA property market has long been characterized by a relative scarcity of long-term leases, but now GSA appears to be pursuing longer leases. Here are the implications to consider.
Read articleThe federal Veterans Administration (VA) owns or operates 168 medical centers and 1,053 outpatient facilities that serve a population of 8.9 million veterans each year, ranking it among the largest healthcare providers in the United States.
Read moreThe federal leased property inventory has been getting smaller since the end of 2012 and indications are that the trend will continue.
Read moreA list of the top 10 federal property owners
Read moreIn the wake of the global climate summit in Paris, we look at the U.S. government's recent efforts to reduce its carbon footprint
Read moreThese technologies reduce energy consumption , gaining potential savings of 8 to 30 percent for federal buildings
Read moreThe recent flattening of rents compounds the impact of future likely interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve Board
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