Commercial Real Estate: The Danger of Fighting the Last War
As embattled industries seek ways to regain their equilibrium in today’s struggling economy, more than a few investors in the commercial real estate sector have turned their attention to the recession of the early 1990s, thinking that today’s market is a repeat of what happened nearly two decades ago. ...
NY Appeals Court Clears the Way for $4 Billion Atlantic Yards Project
The New York Court of Appeals, in a 6-1 decision, has ruled that the state can seize from private owners the remaining land needed for developer Bruce Ratner’s massive mixed-use project, Atlantic Yards in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. ...
Regional Operators See Opportunity to Boost Market Share In Lean Times
Despite the shaky economy and weak housing market, a few regional operators are forging ahead with new communities. ...
To Buy or Not to Buy — Moody’s Weighs In on Real Estate Outlook
Despite commercial property value declines of 42.9% from peak 2007 levels, the news is about to get even worse for owners, according to Moody’s Investors Service. ...
Tsunami of Foreclosures In Doubt
With consumer sentiment flagging and job losses mounting, the road ahead isn’t getting any easier for the shopping center industry. ...
Commentary: Delay and…We All Pay More Later
Prices paid during the most recent bout of speculation in commercial real estate left our industry with many loans worth significantly less than the amount owed. ...
Vulture Funds Lie Low as REITs Move in to Nab Hotel Deals
The U.S. economy has been downright inhospitable to the hospitality industry. Not only have hotel sales plunged to a fraction of last year’s deals, but the sector has also been whiplashed by declining occupancy levels and room rates. ...
Despite Slower Deal Volume, Commercial Banks Continue to Lend, Reis Reports
While sagging credit conditions were initially responsible for the weakened commercial real estate capital markets, today poor and declining fundamentals are adding to the problem, according to Reis economist Ryan Severino....
U.S. Life Insurers Can Endure CMBS Delinquencies, Fitch Reports
Although delinquency rates for property types underwritten by commercial mortgage-backed securities rose to 3.96% at the end of October, the life insurance sector should be able to manage its near-term exposure to losses related to commercial real estate, Fitch Ratings reports....
CoStar Drills for Data, Uncovers Gold Mine
If there’s one lesson that the long, harrowing months of recession and financial crisis have taught, it’s that in a global downturn there are few safe harbors. Stocks, bonds, and commercial real estate can all suffer brutal declines in value. ...
Doubling Down on Green
The past two years have been brutal for U.S. businesses and their employees. That reality has trickled down to commercial real estate owners and landlords who have been grappling with how to pay debt service on properties with rising vacancies and falling rents....
Green Building Jobs Projected to Skyrocket
Green building will support 7.9 million jobs and contribute $554 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product over the next four years. ...
‘Phantom’ Vacancy Haunts Office Market as Job Losses Mount
Amid rising unemployment and weakening demand for space, the U.S. office vacancy rate rose to 13% in the third quarter. ...
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