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CBRE Group, Inc.

  • Is This Real Estate Giant A Buy?

    By Marshall Hargrave - February 15, 2013 | Tickers: BPO, CBG, FSRV, JLL, KW

    CBRE Group (NYSE: CBG) was up over 8% following its earnings announcement. The run comes after the real estate servicing company upped its guidance for 2013, now expecting to generate $1.40 to $1.45 of earnings per share, compared to analysts' estimates of $1.38. But is there still room for the stock to move higher? Given the company's leading market share, it appears so. After missing 3Q more »

  • Will Sandy Sink Commercial Real Estate Stocks?

    By Howard Rothman - December 11, 2012 | Tickers: CBG, JLL, VZ

    Since the hurricane-turned-superstorm battered New York and its neighbors on October 29, much of the focus — from a stock perspective — has been on its potential to depress retail names and lift construction stocks. There’s also been talk of its ongoing effect on waste service providers.

    There is, however, a growing possibility that Sandy could have a big negative impact on another group: firms involved in commercial real estate services more »

  • Jeff Ubben’s Best Real Estate Idea May Surprise You

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - November 13, 2012 | Tickers: CBG, FSRV, JLL, KW, RLGY

    At the 2012 Invest for Kids conference, Jeff Ubben of ValueAct Capital gave a vote of confidence to the real estate services company CBRE Group (NYSE: CBG). Ubben's fascination with CBRE is a result of its positioning and stranglehold on the industry, where Ubben states that "between CB and JLL you have no other players that can enter, there have been number threes attempted that can't get in more »

  • Why is Blum Capital Downsizing its Position in This Real Estate Company?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 14, 2012 | Tickers: CBG, JLL, VAC, HOT, WYN

    In a recent filing, Richard Blum and Blum Capital Partners downsized its long-time stake in the commercial real estate services firm CBRE Group (NYSE: CBG). Blum Capital reduced share ownership from 21.6 million to 14.7 million, and now has only a 4.5% stake in the company. The sale of 6.9 million shares, or almost 32% of its prior stake, represents the first time that Blum Capital more »

  • Al Gore’s Hedge Fund Adds to Jones Lang LaSalle

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 5, 2012 | Tickers: AKR, CBG, GRP, JLL

    Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL) is a $3.2 billion market cap manager of real estate and investments. The company’s real estate services, which operate globally, range from agency leasing to property and facilities management to consulting and valuation services. In Jones Lang LaSalle’s second quarter ending June 30th of this year, it reported that while revenue had increased 9% compared to the same period in more »

  • Why is Uncle Sam so Strict on Dear Little Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

    By Ron Chatterjee - August 25, 2012 | Tickers: BAC, CBG, C, JPM, WFC

    You might have already heard that the US Treasury has already made crucial tweaks in the bailout program of Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) and Fannie Mae (FNMA.OB), two GSEs that played huge roles in leading the US economy into the dreaded housing bubble in 2007, buying almost 50% of the mortgage-related securities from the banking and the non-banking institutions.

    But why would the government take such a drastic decision more »

  • Is CBRE Group Ready To Rule Real Estate?

    By Helen Hagan - March 9, 2012 | Tickers: CBG, FSRV

    Since the market bubble burst in 2007, the landscape of the real estate industry has drastically changed. Soaring housing values no longer exist, and nearly 25% of homes in the US have negative equity and real estate companies are no longer sure bets on Wall Street. Although times have been tough, today we’ll look at CBRE Group Inc and see how it stacks up as a potential front-running investment more »