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Jack Hagel

Business reporter Jack Hagel covers commercial real estate for The News & Observer. Look for his column about local deals and industry trends in the newspaper's business section on Thursdays. Jack can be reached at (919) 829-8917 or jack.hagel@newsobserver.com



Kite Realty banks on growth in Wake

A big land sale this week may lead to more homes and shops in Holly Springs.

Updated: Jul. 17, 2008 1:02 AM | Full story

Durham deal is bit of a surprise

Something happened in Durham last month -- an event that is becoming more of a rarity these days: Office buildings were sold.

Updated: Jul. 10, 2008 1:00 AM | Full story

City hunts temporary offices

Raleigh's planned 17-story public safety center already cleared one hurdle: getting funded as rising costs and shrinking revenue pinch the city's budget.

Updated: Jul. 3, 2008 1:20 AM | Full story

Fewer jobs suggest leaner times

Hagel:During April and May, North Carolina's construction labor force did something it had not done in seven years: It shrank two months in a row after a record high.

Updated: Jun. 26, 2008 2:21 AM | Full story

Tax-law worries sway sellers

Hagel:That adage warning against mixing business with politics is taking a back seat in commercial real estate brokers' offices.

Updated: Jun. 19, 2008 6:06 AM | Full story

Staubach sale shifts landscape

Hagel:Jones Lang LaSalle's $613 million decision is unfolding among the titans of Triangle tenant representation.

Updated: Jun. 19, 2008 2:23 AM | Full story

Seaboard apartments planned

Hagel:You can buy groceries there. Hardware, too. You can work out and eat out there, as well. And soon you may be able to live at Seaboard Station.

Updated: Jun. 12, 2008 2:05 AM | Full story

Towers to get tall competition

Hagel:A year ago, developer Gregg Sandreuter envisioned a two-tower plan that would include the region's tallest building and a smaller cousin. After six months spent negotiating acquisitions, Sandreuter is seeing double.

Updated: Jun. 12, 2008 5:45 AM | Full story

Hyatt hotel will add variety at North Hills

Hagel:Credit crunch, schmedit crunch. At least that seems to be the attitude at North Hills in Raleigh.

Updated: Jun. 5, 2008 2:03 AM | Full story

Oaklane Capital faces new test

Hagel:The private equity firm is preparing to raise another equity fund to finance commercial real estate acquisitions and developments across the state.

Updated: May. 29, 2008 6:03 AM | Full story

Shareholders vote, gain power

Hagel:In the U.S., the presidential election is looming. But in the real estate republic of Highwoods Properties, another contest is taking center stage: voting for board members.

Updated: May. 22, 2008 2:41 AM | Full story

Flex space: Not fancy, less pricey

Hagel:Flex space, which carries a price somewhere between office and industrial, has become a sector of intrigue for companies searching for relief as Triangle office rents have surged.

Updated: May. 22, 2008 5:43 AM | Full story

Architects take business overseas

Hagel:As domestic development slows in the face of tighter construction lending, more architects are looking abroad to keep busy. Two local companies are finding work in China and India.

Updated: May. 15, 2008 2:43 AM | Full story

2 projects try to reel in retirees

Hagel:The rumble for retirees is intensifying in North Raleigh.

Updated: May. 8, 2008 2:41 AM | Full story

Saved by love at first sight?

Real Deals:Slow home sales and tightening lending standards are sidelining more condominiums on the fringes of downtown Raleigh.

Updated: Apr. 28, 2008 6:17 AM | Full story
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Kite Realty banks on growth in Wake

A big land sale this week may lead to more homes and shops in Holly Springs.

Updated: Jul. 17, 2008 1:02 AM | Full story

Durham deal is bit of a surprise

Something happened in Durham last month -- an event that is becoming more of a rarity these days: Office buildings were sold.

Updated: Jul. 10, 2008 1:00 AM | Full story

City hunts temporary offices

Raleigh's planned 17-story public safety center already cleared one hurdle: getting funded as rising costs and shrinking revenue pinch the city's budget.

Updated: Jul. 3, 2008 1:20 AM | Full story

Fewer jobs suggest leaner times

Hagel:During April and May, North Carolina's construction labor force did something it had not done in seven years: It shrank two months in a row after a record high.

Updated: Jun. 26, 2008 2:21 AM | Full story

Tax-law worries sway sellers

Hagel:That adage warning against mixing business with politics is taking a back seat in commercial real estate brokers' offices.

Updated: Jun. 19, 2008 6:06 AM | Full story

Staubach sale shifts landscape

Hagel:Jones Lang LaSalle's $613 million decision is unfolding among the titans of Triangle tenant representation.

Updated: Jun. 19, 2008 2:23 AM | Full story

Seaboard apartments planned

Hagel:You can buy groceries there. Hardware, too. You can work out and eat out there, as well. And soon you may be able to live at Seaboard Station.

Updated: Jun. 12, 2008 2:05 AM | Full story

Towers to get tall competition

Hagel:A year ago, developer Gregg Sandreuter envisioned a two-tower plan that would include the region's tallest building and a smaller cousin. After six months spent negotiating acquisitions, Sandreuter is seeing double.

Updated: Jun. 12, 2008 5:45 AM | Full story

Hyatt hotel will add variety at North Hills

Hagel:Credit crunch, schmedit crunch. At least that seems to be the attitude at North Hills in Raleigh.

Updated: Jun. 5, 2008 2:03 AM | Full story

Oaklane Capital faces new test

Hagel:The private equity firm is preparing to raise another equity fund to finance commercial real estate acquisitions and developments across the state.

Updated: May. 29, 2008 6:03 AM | Full story

Shareholders vote, gain power

Hagel:In the U.S., the presidential election is looming. But in the real estate republic of Highwoods Properties, another contest is taking center stage: voting for board members.

Updated: May. 22, 2008 2:41 AM | Full story

Flex space: Not fancy, less pricey

Hagel:Flex space, which carries a price somewhere between office and industrial, has become a sector of intrigue for companies searching for relief as Triangle office rents have surged.

Updated: May. 22, 2008 5:43 AM | Full story

Architects take business overseas

Hagel:As domestic development slows in the face of tighter construction lending, more architects are looking abroad to keep busy. Two local companies are finding work in China and India.

Updated: May. 15, 2008 2:43 AM | Full story

2 projects try to reel in retirees

Hagel:The rumble for retirees is intensifying in North Raleigh.

Updated: May. 8, 2008 2:41 AM | Full story

Saved by love at first sight?

Real Deals:Slow home sales and tightening lending standards are sidelining more condominiums on the fringes of downtown Raleigh.

Updated: Apr. 28, 2008 6:17 AM | Full story

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