ATLANTA — The state of the hospitality industry in the Southeast goes under the microscope starting today as the 22nd annual Hunter Hotel Investment Conference kicks off at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis downtown...
The ripple effects from the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy filing in September 2008 are still being felt across the commercial real estate industry. This past December, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. sold the general...
What level of employment growth will it take for commercial real estate fundamentals to improve significantly? We recently put that question to our readers. The top answer: nonfarm payroll employment needs to grow by...
When he was an eighth grader in Cunningham, Kan., Tony Thompson took an aptitude test that revealed his true calling. “My number one aptitude was not attorney, or CPA, or minister. It was real estate salesman.” ...
With the default rate on commercial mortgages held by U.S. depository institutions projected to reach 5% this year and not peak until 2011, the extremely tight credit conditions imposed by banks on borrowers are not...
LAS VEGAS — What’s the biggest worry among multifamily lenders in 2010 and 2011? The usual suspects, jobs and interest rates, rank high on the list. But for Kenneth Bacon, executive vice president of Fannie Mae, the...
LAS VEGAS — Lenders are showing signs of coming out of hibernation with life insurance companies leading the way, according to new data released Tuesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Commercial and...
SAN DIEGO — At long last the struggling U.S. lodging industry can see light at the end of the tunnel. While net operating income (NOI) for the typical hotel is projected to fall 5.3% in 2010, that pales by comparison...
