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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



Investors favor apartments near jobs

Gas prices have subsided from their $4.05-a-gallon peak in July, providing enough relief for many drivers to demote the phrase "pain at the pump" from top-of-mind status.

Updated: Sep. 4, 2008 5:24 AM | Full story

Wake Tech swoops in, closes deal on prime land

Granite Development, which owned 82.4 undeveloped acres in Morrisville, has cashed out of most of the prime property.

Updated: Aug. 28, 2008 2:26 AM | Full story

Investment helps downtown Raleigh

Four years ago, the city of Raleigh picked Noble Investment Group to build a hotel to support its new convention center.

Updated: Aug. 28, 2008 6:02 AM | Full story

Lincoln Park North could fetch sizable gain

Hagel:A cluster of warehouses in North Raleigh is quietly becoming a source of intrigue among Triangle commercial real estate brokers and investors.

Updated: Aug. 21, 2008 10:39 AM | Full story

Retail sector ailing, builders feeling blue

As higher prices pinch consumers, employers cut back and a credit crunch slows home sales and construction, retailers are holding back.

Updated: Aug. 21, 2008 10:37 AM | Full story

Developer speculates on office building

Hagel:A Cary developer is planning a $28 million, 125,000-square-foot office building called Alliance Center I at N.C. State University's Centennial Campus. And it might break ground without commitments from tenants.

Updated: Aug. 14, 2008 7:52 AM | Full story

Kane eyes further expansion of North Hills

Hagel:With cranes on high and bulldozers rumbling, Raleigh developer John Kane is in the thick of building his second dose of shops, offices and homes at North Hills.

Updated: Aug. 14, 2008 7:54 AM | Full story

Law firm leaves downtown for West Raleigh

Hagel:The Raleigh branch of law firm Ward and Smith is bucking a recent trend.

Updated: Aug. 7, 2008 1:24 AM | Full story

Grubb buys Palms Apartments

Hagel:Gordon Grubb is eyeing yet another inside-the-Beltline redevelopment play.

Updated: Jul. 31, 2008 5:57 AM | Full story

Charter Square bucks trend against condo projects

Hagel:As stingy lenders and soft home sales delay Triangle condominium projects, one high-profile plan in downtown Raleigh is pressing forward, condos and all.

Updated: Jul. 24, 2008 1:20 AM | Full story

Kite Realty banks on growth in Wake

Hagel: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

Hagel: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

Hagel: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

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

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
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Investors favor apartments near jobs

Gas prices have subsided from their $4.05-a-gallon peak in July, providing enough relief for many drivers to demote the phrase "pain at the pump" from top-of-mind status.

Updated: Sep. 4, 2008 5:24 AM | Full story

Wake Tech swoops in, closes deal on prime land

Granite Development, which owned 82.4 undeveloped acres in Morrisville, has cashed out of most of the prime property.

Updated: Aug. 28, 2008 2:26 AM | Full story

Investment helps downtown Raleigh

Four years ago, the city of Raleigh picked Noble Investment Group to build a hotel to support its new convention center.

Updated: Aug. 28, 2008 6:02 AM | Full story

Lincoln Park North could fetch sizable gain

Hagel:A cluster of warehouses in North Raleigh is quietly becoming a source of intrigue among Triangle commercial real estate brokers and investors.

Updated: Aug. 21, 2008 10:39 AM | Full story

Retail sector ailing, builders feeling blue

As higher prices pinch consumers, employers cut back and a credit crunch slows home sales and construction, retailers are holding back.

Updated: Aug. 21, 2008 10:37 AM | Full story

Developer speculates on office building

Hagel:A Cary developer is planning a $28 million, 125,000-square-foot office building called Alliance Center I at N.C. State University's Centennial Campus. And it might break ground without commitments from tenants.

Updated: Aug. 14, 2008 7:52 AM | Full story

Kane eyes further expansion of North Hills

Hagel:With cranes on high and bulldozers rumbling, Raleigh developer John Kane is in the thick of building his second dose of shops, offices and homes at North Hills.

Updated: Aug. 14, 2008 7:54 AM | Full story

Law firm leaves downtown for West Raleigh

Hagel:The Raleigh branch of law firm Ward and Smith is bucking a recent trend.

Updated: Aug. 7, 2008 1:24 AM | Full story

Grubb buys Palms Apartments

Hagel:Gordon Grubb is eyeing yet another inside-the-Beltline redevelopment play.

Updated: Jul. 31, 2008 5:57 AM | Full story

Charter Square bucks trend against condo projects

Hagel:As stingy lenders and soft home sales delay Triangle condominium projects, one high-profile plan in downtown Raleigh is pressing forward, condos and all.

Updated: Jul. 24, 2008 1:20 AM | Full story

Kite Realty banks on growth in Wake

Hagel: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

Hagel: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

Hagel: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

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

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

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