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Articles by Lesley Hensell

Lesley Hensell covers commercial real estate and financial issues for Realty Times. Based outside of Dallas, Lesley works with high-tech and real estate clients as an independent marketing and public relations consultant. She also writes for several publications, including the Dallas Morning News. E-mail Lesley at: lhensell@earthlink.net


  
Who Should Pay For Terrorism Losses?January 18, 2002
Supreme Court Hears "Taking" CaseJanuary 11, 2002
Online Retailing Rolls Up Big Holiday NumbersJanuary 10, 2002
REITs Finish Strong In 2001January 3, 2002
Foreign Money Continues To Flow Into The U.S.December 26, 2001
Battle With Bankers Moves To Capitol HillDecember 19, 2001
San Francisco Faces Commercial DownturnDecember 18, 2001
Tough Times Loom For Manhattan Commercial MarketDecember 14, 2001
Should Hotel Owners Subsidize City Apartments?December 13, 2001
Retailers Moody For The HolidaysDecember 5, 2001
REITs Mixed On Wall StreetNovember 30, 2001
Title Insurance Industry Fights Potent CompetitorNovember 28, 2001
Rental Market Sectors Remain SoundNovember 21, 2001
Should The Feds Underwrite Terrorism Insurance?November 15, 2001
Sublease Rents Drop NationwideNovember 14, 2001
New Lumber Tariffs To Impact New Home PricesNovember 7, 2001
Lenders Seek New Efficiencies OnlineNovember 6, 2001
Government Agency "Adopts" Great Idea....November 1, 2001
Sick Building Syndrome Takes On New SeriousnessOctober 30, 2001
Selected REITs Perform Well Amid General TurndownOctober 25, 2001
$59 Billion Real Estate Package Proposed For WashingtonOctober 19, 2001
Recovery Planning Expands To Include Terrorist AttacksOctober 11, 2001
New Strategies For Commercial Real EstateOctober 10, 2001
Picture Mixed For Commercial Real EstateOctober 9, 2001
Manhattan Realty Patterns In FluxOctober 4, 2001
Troubled Lodging Sector Faces New HurdlesSeptember 25, 2001
Can New York Replace Lost Office Space?September 21, 2001
REITs In The Market For Their Own SharesSeptember 19, 2001
New REIT Offerings Emerge In Tough MarketSeptember 13, 2001
Is There A Case To End Mortgage Interest Deductions?September 7, 2001
REITs Do Well Amid Wall Street DeclineSeptember 6, 2001
Hotels Strong In 2002, Say ForecastersAugust 30, 2001
High-Tech Buildings Generate Old-Fashioned VacanciesAugust 29, 2001
Commercial Outlook By The NumbersAugust 24, 2001
Appraisers Seek Change In Washington, Bigger Role In Home SalesAugust 22, 2001
Changing Prison Trends Impact Real Estate FirmAugust 15, 2001
Lumber Prices Set To Rise After Fed RulingAugust 14, 2001
Access Denied -- Telecoms Lose Property Rights CaseAugust 9, 2001
Why Have "Lit" Buildings Been Unplugged?August 7, 2001
In Midst Of Financial Storm, Commercial Paper StrongAugust 1, 2001
Do Real Estate Stocks Under-Perform On Wall Street?July 26, 2001
West Leads With Density, Sprawl More Likely In Older AreasJuly 25, 2001
"Mezzanine" Financing Fills Commercial GapJuly 19, 2001
REITs Try To Raise Wall Street ProfileJuly 18, 2001
Hotel Sector Wobbles With EconomyJuly 13, 2001
Which Way The Market? Predictions DifferJuly 12, 2001
Supreme Court Victory Opens Way For "Taking" ClaimsJuly 5, 2001
Big Malls Become Tourist DestinationsJune 28, 2001
"Boomburbs" Define New Growth PatternsJune 27, 2001
DotCom Palaces Discounted In Hard TimesJune 21, 2001
Will California Prices Limit Future Growth?June 19, 2001
High-Tech Building Overcomes Storm DamageJune 14, 2001
Online Commercial Options Limited, Says ReportJune 13, 2001
Property Restrictions Face New HurdlesJune 7, 2001
Railroad Pays Big Settlement To Farmers, Additional Cases ExpectedJune 6, 2001
REIT Values Climb In 2001May 25, 2001
Sky Cams Increasingly Get The PictureMay 23, 2001
Telecom Glut Impacts Commercial PropertiesMay 17, 2001
Why Chain Stores Build Side-By-SideMay 11, 2001
Commercial Real Estate Looks Stable In 2001May 3, 2001
New Bill Would Encourage Brownfields Re-UseMay 1, 2001
New Lumber Tariffs Could Raise U.S. Home PricesApril 26, 2001
Can Felcor Lodging Raise Share Values?April 20, 2001
Office Demand Falling, New Revenue Sources SoughtApril 18, 2001
Old Bases Bring New Jobs To Local CommunitiesApril 13, 2001
CB Richard Ellis Turning Private: Will Others Follow?April 11, 2001
Finding New Uses For Old TheatersApril 4, 2001
Is Population Growth The Cause Of Urban Sprawl?April 2, 2001
Commercial Real Estate Reviews Mixed For 2001March 23, 2001
Real Estate Stocks Outpace MarketMarch 21, 2001
Michigan Firm Fights Regulators In Property Rights CaseMarch 16, 2001
Property Rights Case Reaches Top CourtMarch 13, 2001
Ward's Old Leases To Bring Top DollarMarch 8, 2001
Banks and Broker Turf Battle Continues, Brokers AheadMarch 1, 2001
Building Owners Fight Forced Entry In WashingtonFebruary 23, 2001
Hotels Strong In 2000, May Lag In 2001February 22, 2001
Are Green Building Techniques Sustainable?February 16, 2001
Suburbs Make You Fat!February 15, 2001
Who Should Pay For Sick Building Claims?February 9, 2001
Government Retreats On Urban Sprawl NumbersFebruary 6, 2001
Will A Slowing Economy Undercut Commercial Real Estate?February 5, 2001
Commercial Property Owners Seek Tax BalanceJanuary 30, 2001
Will California's Power Shortage End Real Estate Good Times?January 24, 2001
All Eyes On Washington As New Leaders Take OfficeJanuary 19, 2001
REITs Soar in 2000, Dot.coms BestedJanuary 17, 2001
2001 Raises Hard Issues For Big Property OwnersJanuary 5, 2001
Commercial Real Estate Attractive In 2001, Says StudyDecember 15, 2000
GSA Wins Award For Real Estate SavingsDecember 13, 2000
REITs Have Strong Third Quarter, Fuel Cost Worries EmergeDecember 6, 2000
Do Big Sales Really Mean Big Money?November 30, 2000
NAREIT Index Pushed Down With The Election of No EndNovember 24, 2000
Shopping For ProfitsNovember 13, 2000
The Party Ain't Over For Commercial Real EstateNovember 7, 2000
American Industrial Properties (AIP) Soon Will Be No MoreNovember 3, 2000
Voters May Lean Green, But Not at Expense of Tax Dollars or Personal SpaceNovember 1, 2000
No Surprises In This Year's Real Estate TrendsOctober 27, 2000
BSRTS Smacks Its Suspended President with LawsuitOctober 25, 2000
Add REITs To Your PortfolioOctober 19, 2000
Radisson-Olympus Capital Partners Announce First AquisitionOctober 12, 2000
Venture Capital Rains On Real Estate FirmsOctober 11, 2000
Real Estate Investment Trusts Are Looking UpOctober 6, 2000
REITs More Attractive Than EverSeptember 29, 2000
Mack-Cali and Prentiss Properties Call Off MergerSeptember 27, 2000
Building Management Reaches the WebSeptember 22, 2000
Brokers' Commissions Will Continue to Atrophy, Says FuturistSeptember 20, 2000
Land Reuse Counters Sprawl TrendSeptember 13, 2000
New Study Tells Real Estate Industry What It Already KnowsSeptember 11, 2000
Burnham Forges Ahead With Asset Liquidation PlanSeptember 8, 2000
Lending Gets ReligionSeptember 1, 2000
Lawmakers Concerned About Forced Building AccessAugust 31, 2000
Who's To Blame For Skyrocketing Electricity Bills?August 25, 2000
Public Companies Are Owning More Real EstateAugust 18, 2000
Wall Street Finally Rewards A Deserving REITAugust 16, 2000
Are You Sick Of The Real Estate-Internet Revolution, Too?August 4, 2000
SiteStuff.com Continues To GrowAugust 1, 2000
REITS Continue to Outperform The MarketJuly 28, 2000
Trudge Through IRS Regulations For Better Tax DeductionsJuly 26, 2000
Is Kennedy-Wilson Taking An Undeserved Hammering?July 21, 2000
Wall Street Places Stock in HospitalityJuly 18, 2000
Tech Wreak Calms Market Jitters Toward REITSJuly 11, 2000
Another REIT Bites The DustJuly 7, 2000
eCommission: Coming Soon to a Commercial Brokerage Near You?July 3, 2000
Online Transaction Management Comes to Commercial Real EstateJune 28, 2000
How Smart Is Your Office Building?June 23, 2000
If You Want To Make Money Investing In REITs, Think BigJune 20, 2000
Real Estate Investors Evaluate PortfoliosJune 15, 2000
Philadelphia's First "Lit Building"June 13, 2000
Crestline Capital Corporation Leaping Into The Renovation BusinessJune 9, 2000
CyberLoan R/E Used to Secure $17.9 Million LoanJune 2, 2000
The Flow of MoneyMay 30, 2000
REIT Stock Performances Are Better Than ExpectedMay 26, 2000
Suburban Shopping Center Numbers Show Consumer Support For SprawlMay 25, 2000
Will Interest Rate Hikes Hurt Commercial Growth?May 18, 2000
Financial Results Good For Real Estate IndustryMay 16, 2000
Some Agreements Disagree With OthersMay 11, 2000
Collaboration Or Cop-out?May 9, 2000
Electronic Access To Essential Land InformationMay 4, 2000
Giving New Meaning To The Words "Online Real Estate"May 2, 2000
REITs Release Positive EarningsApril 27, 2000
Finally, An Impact Quarter For Impac Commercial Holdings, Inc.April 25, 2000
Strong Earnings Fail to Lift Kennedy-Wilson's Stock PricesApril 21, 2000
REITs Avoid Wall Street StompApril 18, 2000
Free Broadband Access Is A Perk for Some TenantsApril 13, 2000
Are Real Estate Professionals Concerned About Doing The Right Thing?April 11, 2000
Move Over, DJIA, Make Room For the NAREIT IndexApril 6, 2000
Prime Retail, Inc. Disappoints Market ExpectationsApril 4, 2000
Will Abby Do More for REITS Than She Did For Tech Stocks?March 30, 2000
Acadia REIT Hangs OnMarch 28, 2000
Going Paperless: eOriginal Introduces Its Technology For The Real Estate IndustryMarch 23, 2000
Online Photo Dispute Could Tighten Restrictions For the WebMarch 21, 2000
Editorial: Too Much News to MuseMarch 17, 2000
Analysts Upgrade Cendant's Stock to "Buy"March 14, 2000
REITs Show Overall Acceleration Of Earnings GrowthMarch 10, 2000
Another Real Estate Investment Trust Sheds Its Preferred Tax StatusMarch 7, 2000
An Internet Idea With A Real Lightbulb Behind ItMarch 2, 2000
Growing Companies Show Stretch Marks In New YorkMarch 1, 2000
Build A Hot New Market Sector And They Will ComeFebruary 28, 2000
U.S. Vulture Funds Hover Over TokyoFebruary 23, 2000
Is Keeping It In the Family Such a Good Idea?February 17, 2000
Real Estate Firms Post Strong EarningsFebruary 15, 2000
Special-interest Groups In Full FormFebruary 10, 2000
Bankruptcy Relief At LastFebruary 8, 2000
How The Fed Is Taking A Bite Out Of Real EstateFebruary 4, 2000
Long Term Incentives Slant Compensation Packages to REIT Senior ExecsFebruary 2, 2000
Study Shows Sprawl Critics Are Making Things WorseJanuary 27, 2000
Is The E-Commerce Revolution Really Going To Hit Real Estate?January 25, 2000
REIT Upturns Still Reveal An Undervalued MarketJanuary 21, 2000
eAuctions: eNough AlreadyJanuary 18, 2000
Is Industrial/Office Space Reaching Overkill?January 13, 2000
Real Estate Stocks Continue to Be Undervalued; Is It Time to Buy?January 11, 2000
Another Realty Firm On The Auction Block?January 3, 2000
White Christmas Turns Blue for Prison Realty Trust InvestorsDecember 29, 1999
'Free Agents' and The Commercial Real Estate MarketDecember 22, 1999
Perot Jr.'s Firm Offers Trade to Internet Start-upsDecember 15, 1999
Time To Make Eliminating Capital Gains Taxes An Election IssueDecember 9, 1999
Will High-speed Connections Become the #1 Office Rental Space Perk?December 7, 1999
Real Estate Economy Booms In Spite Of Wet-blanket FedDecember 3, 1999
Tough Times for Real Estate Investment TrustsNovember 26, 1999
Is Prison Realty Trust, Inc. Going to Bust Out Of Its Cell?November 24, 1999
Value-added Service Towers at Toronto Eaton CentreNovember 18, 1999
Messages are Mixed for RetailNovember 11, 1999
Real Estate Investors Should Stand FirmNovember 9, 1999
Hey, Cronk - Lessons from China Are UselessNovember 4, 1999
Tarragon Decides It is the Wrong Spice for REITSNovember 2, 1999
California Watching Appraisers' Role in Lucrative Land FlipsOctober 29, 1999
"Emerging Trends" Survey is Behind the TimesOctober 27, 1999
IRS Ruling May Encourage Real Estate as Charitable GiftsOctober 22, 1999
U.S. Office Space is a Global BargainOctober 20, 1999
The Sierra Club's Been in the Sun Too LongOctober 14, 1999
Basic Need Tenants Lead Single Tenant ExpansionOctober 12, 1999
Telecommunications Plus Tenants Equals New Commercial InitiativeOctober 7, 1999
Commercial: Building a Better DoughnutOctober 1, 1999
Los Angeles' Hot Real Estate MarketSeptember 28, 1999
The Fall of Another HeroSeptember 21, 1999
Greasy Fish and Root Beer?September 16, 1999
Downtown Los Angeles Shows Dramatic GrowthSeptember 10, 1999
How Many Purchases Are You Frightened Into Each Year?September 8, 1999
US Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit Developer ClashSeptember 2, 1999
U.S. Real Estate Looks Attractive to Foreign InvestorsAugust 31, 1999
Get the Skinny on Your Own CompanyAugust 27, 1999
REITs Getting Recognition in EarningsAugust 24, 1999
Retailers Anticipate Stiff Online Competition for Christmas ShoppersAugust 19, 1999
Luxury Hotel REIT Ripe for ReinvestmentAugust 17, 1999
Turn That Old Building Into Ad RevenueAugust 10, 1999
Wall Street Underwhelmed by Large Health Care REIT MergerAugust 5, 1999
Stock Market Halts Senior Housing REIT from Making Its IPO DebutAugust 3, 1999
Equity Office Introduces Low-haggle LeasingJuly 29, 1999
Downtown Redevelopment Shouldn't Line Media PocketsJuly 27, 1999
CB's Reorganization: Too Little, Too Late?July 22, 1999
Taxed PatienceJuly 20, 1999
Comps.com to Launch Commercial Loans OnlineJuly 15, 1999
The Corporate Equivalent Of A Moving SaleJuly 13, 1999
To Lease or Own: That is the Corporate QuestionJuly 8, 1999
Investing In Technology: No ExcusesJuly 6, 1999
Investing in Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities is About to Get EasierJuly 1, 1999
Commercial Investment of The WeekJune 24, 1999
Lower Expenses Key To Hot Office MarketJune 22, 1999
Starwood Financial's Merger Hammered by The StreetJune 17, 1999
Peer Pressure Hits HomeJune 15, 1999
You Better Be Ready When the Money Comes KnockingJune 10, 1999
Think Big: Don't Just Consolidate, DiversifyJune 8, 1999
REITs: Send Me An AngelJune 3, 1999
Auctions: Do I hear a bid?May 31, 1999
Questioning The Feds' Growth IQMay 28, 1999
Reckson/Tower Battle Finally Over; Property Rights Supported by Supreme CourtMay 26, 1999
Commercial Outlook: Full Steam AheadMay 25, 1999
Landowners: Be Very AfraidMay 24, 1999
Unlocking New Commercial Markets With the WebMay 21, 1999
An Idea Whose Time Has ComeMay 20, 1999
All's Fair In Love, War and Wall StreetMay 19, 1999
U.S. Bankruptcy Law Under FireMay 18, 1999
Pedal to The MetalMay 17, 1999
Unintended ConsequencesMay 14, 1999
REITs Plagued by Increasing Debt LoadMay 13, 1999
Right, Left or CenterMay 12, 1999
Smart Growth: Welcome to BerlinMay 10, 1999
Consulting: Time is MoneyMay 7, 1999
Consultants: The Wolfman ComethMay 6, 1999
Cashing In On Consulting and Management ServicesMay 5, 1999
Leaving Las VegasMay 4, 1999
A Lesson From FarmersMay 3, 1999
Feds Loosen The Reins On REITsApril 30, 1999
Campus Cat-Fight Spurs Property Rights DebateApril 29, 1999
Just Write It OffApril 28, 1999
Crisis or Cash Cow?April 27, 1999
La Jolla: The Jewel of San DiegoApril 26, 1999
Disclosure: Case In PointApril 26, 1999
The 1980s Are Coming Back To Haunt Another Real Estate Related BusinessApril 23, 1999
A Plan For Flood And FamineApril 22, 1999
Street Vendors: Eating Up The ProfitsApril 21, 1999
Ratty MallsApril 20, 1999
Are CBDs The Dinosaurs Of The 20th Century?April 19, 1999
Corporations Heading For The HillsApril 16, 1999
The Two Faces Of SuburbiaApril 15, 1999
Get Ready To Experience The Widest Generation Gap In HistoryApril 14, 1999
Trolling For BedfellowsApril 13, 1999
Cash Up-Front The New Financing RuleApril 12, 1999
Wag The DogApril 9, 1999
A Sprawl To Glory?April 7, 1999
New Thoughts on Building That REIT ImageApril 2, 1999
'Marketing' Just Another Word for "Selling" Your REIT StockApril 1, 1999
What Some REITs May Need is to 'Sexy' Up Their ImageMarch 26, 1999
Emphasis on Perqs Can Be Moneymaker for Building OwnersMarch 25, 1999
Rent Isn't The Only Source of Revenue for Commercial Real EstateMarch 19, 1999
REITs Most Hurt by Good Performance by Other EquitiesMarch 18, 1999
Telecommuting: Boon for Realtors, Bad for Office BrokersMarch 5, 1999
REIT status: Only Good Managers With Self-Control Need ApplyMarch 3, 1999
Public/Private Partnerships in Development Grow More CommonFebruary 26, 1999
Crown America Breaks Mold by Trimming Fat from All SidesFebruary 24, 1999
Internet May Be Boon When Industrial Market Turns DownFebruary 19, 1999
REITs Pass Go With Monopoly-Like Strategy For Perfecting PortfoliosFebruary 16, 1999
Life Insurance Cos., Pension Funds More Wary of Commercial OverbuildFebruary 10, 1999
REITs Beware the Proposed Clinton 2000 BudgetFebruary 4, 1999
Sick Building Syndrome: Taking Your MedicineFebruary 2, 1999
Diagnosing and Preventing Sick Building Syndrome, Part IIJanuary 21, 1999
Is Big Brother Watching New Integrated Real Estate Firms?January 19, 1999
Sick Building Syndrome: The Law of Unintended Consequences StrikesJanuary 14, 1999
Industry Emphasis Less on Deals, More on Good ManagementJanuary 12, 1999
Old-Fashioned B&Bs Go High-Tech to Bring Biz from Under the CoversJanuary 5, 1999
Facing a Tougher Market, REITs Become More SpecializedDecember 29, 1998
Kaiser Cuts Land Swap Deal With Feds for Landfill ProjectDecember 22, 1998
Tower Realty Deal Finally Done ... We ThinkDecember 16, 1998
Cease-fire Called in Tower Realty Trust SagaDecember 11, 1998
Good News for Real Estate Investors in 1999December 8, 1998
'Spec' Not a Four-Letter Word in Southwest, Midwest MarketsDecember 3, 1998
Real Estate Investors Not Afraid of Asian FluNovember 24, 1998
ProLogis, Meridian $1.5B Merger Will Create Largest U.S. Global Distribution FirmNovember 19, 1998
Asian Bugaboo and Wimpy Wall Street Won't Slow Industrial MarketNovember 17, 1998
Despite Massive Building Spree, Hotel Companies Post Major GainsNovember 12, 1998
Everglade Sugar Farmers in Bitter Property Rights Dispute With FedsNovember 10, 1998
Industrial-focused REITs Continue To Turn the MarketsNovember 5, 1998
Tower Starts War of Words Over $734 Million Deal Gone BustNovember 3, 1998
Manufacturing Slowdown Expected to Dampen Industrial ConstructionOctober 29, 1998
Strong Fundamentals Help Health Care REITs' PrognosisOctober 27, 1998
Meridian Puts Quality Over Quantity in Industrial PortfolioOctober 21, 1998
REITs Take a Nose-Dive in '98October 15, 1998








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