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As regional bank issues, economic volatility, and high interest rates continue to dominate commercial real estate conversations, government lending agencies (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac,...
The sale-leaseback option is looking pretty good to owner-occupiers for many property types these days. For companies that might have invested heavily in amassing...
Chicago’s latest mayoral election pitted two Democrats at opposite ends of their party’s political spectrum against each other to replace incumbent Lori Lightfoot, and the ensuing fight left the real estate industry on the edge of its seat. Most of the noise around the race emanated from the stark ideological divides between former Chicago Public Schools CEO (and centrist) Paul...
Everybody likes to talk about Blackstone, especially when it’s less-than-positive news about the world’s largest private REIT. This was the case with the release...
In the classic mid-1990s rom-com One Fine Day, Michelle Pfeiffer plays an architect and single mother trying to juggle (literally) these two roles on...
The stability of First Republic Bank is shaky but its management claims to have some ideas for regaining solvency. One of those may include selling some commercial real estate loans, which may be one of the bank's most secure assets.
It’s happening. There are an estimated $4.4 trillion of outstanding commercial and multi-family mortgages, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, and $728 billion of...
When we talk about office flight-to-quality, where occupiers are increasingly focused on leasing office space in high-quality, modern buildings to better lure employees back...
Increasingly punitive state and local regulations. Skyrocketing energy costs. Mounting inventor and tenant demand for sustainability. All buildings, even the smaller ones, are under more pressure than ever to consume less energy. But unlike skyscrapers or super-regional malls, smaller buildings often have smaller budgets for upgrades needed to make them more energy efficient. Large property owners continue to announce their...
It’s been a tumultuous few years for the office market, and the volatility is being felt by publicly traded real estate companies that have...
Could commercial real estate defaults be the next big financial crisis? While the numbers look concerning, a closer look reveals a different story. Commercial loans are less likely to be underwater, the estimated amount of loans coming due this year is likely overblown, and office properties only represent a quarter of the total loan value.
It would be an understatement to say the global economy has suffered a series of shocks since mid-2022. Like many industries, the commercial real estate space paused. Transaction volumes are down by 44 percent, according to Juniper Square, a leader in partnership enablement for the private funds industry, to ride out the uncertainty. While this “wait and see” period can...
