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Real Estate/Development

Jul. 22, 2003

Contaminated Properties Become New Investment Niche in Tight Real Estate Markets

BY DANIEL JOHNSON A growing number of California developers are realizing that getting their hands a little dirty can really pay off, especially in tight real estate markets such as San Diego and San Francisco, which face land shortages and cap rates in the 5 percent or 6 percent range in low-risk niches such as apartments.

BY DANIEL JOHNSON

A growing number of California developers are realizing that getting their hands a little dirty can really pay off, especially in tight real estate markets such as San Diego and San Francisco, which face land shortages and cap rates in the 5 percent or 6 percent range in low-risk niches such as apartments.

Of the 500,000 contaminated sites that sit abandoned across the United States, 100,000 are located in California, with fair market valu...

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