Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to be the dominant providers of debt financing in the seniors housing industry, as evidenced by several deals that have closed in the waning days of 2009...
Alarm bells are sounding across the apartment industry. The delinquency rate on multifamily loans structured as commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) has climbed sharply, rising from 2.4% in January to 5.5% in...
A global survey of more than 2,000 high-net-worth investors commissioned by Barclays Wealth reveals that approximately one in four respondents (26%) believe that residential and commercial real estate provide better...
A much better than expected jobs report for November raises the possibility that employers could begin adding jobs sooner than expected, according to Bob Bach, chief economist for brokerage firm Grubb & Ellis. The ne...
William Hoffman's singular focus on non-performing commercial real estate loans makes him a highly popular figure on the speaking circuit these days. Hoffman is president and CEO of Trigild Inc., a San Diego-based...
The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.5% annual pace in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported today, but what does that mean for a beleaguered commercial real estate industry suffering from rising vacancies...