Why Hasn't the Distress Been Worse?
It may be that things will be good for a time, but possibly not for that long. The office market is leaving many CRE professionals, economists, policymakers, and others scratching their heads. Refin...
It may be that things will be good for a time, but possibly not for that long. The office market is leaving many CRE professionals, economists, policymakers, and others scratching their heads. Refin...
Imagine being in so much credit card debt that the finance charges alone are the third-largest item in your monthly budget. That’s precisely where the federal government is today becau...
Apartment vacancies in Orange County rose 10 basis points toward the end of the fourth quarter of 2023, Northmarq reported. Currently they’re sitting around 3.6%, and 2023 marked the first annua...
Office is in particularly bad shape as some value losses exceed half and lenders lack the reserves to absorb losses. During the global financial crisis, with a “severe lack of liquidity” ...
If the economy behaves ‘broadly as expected,’ lowering rates this year ‘will likely be appropriate,’ but uncertainty is still key. It’s good news, with a touch of uncert...
After decades of growth bolstered by low interest rates and easy credit, commercial real estate has hit a wall. Office and retail property valuations have been falling since the pandemic changed wher...
During the pandemic recovery, inflation reached the highest rates in 40 years, largely driven by the Federal Reserve’s excessive monetary policy. The Fed got “behind the curve”...
The rate went from 0.28% in December 2023 to 0.44% in January 2024. There’s more news that increases the food for thought about multifamily stability. Bill McBride’s CalculatedRisk N...
Delinquency rate fluctuations in the property type are growing After a long stretch in which one of the two main commercial real estate darlings was multifamily, the minutes of the Federal Reser...
CRE investors should look to add value, think long term. When the headline CPI number on a year-over-year basis fell 30 basis points to 3.1% last week, it delivered a mixed message, according ...
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