Blogs Posts on "Commercial Real Estate"
Will Court Ruling Help Kill Commercial Real Estate Lending? by Housing Doom on Nov 20, 2009A recent court ruling forcing Citibank to continue funding a New York development might be a case where developers win a battle, but loose the war: A ruling that Citigroup Inc. must resume lending to a stalled Syracuse, N.Y., mall project could push...
AEI Subprime VI: Complete Annotated Transcript by Housing Doom on Nov 16, 20091:36:34 … This crisis was caused by massive government subsidies to purchase homes by people who couldn’t really afford them. So what does Congress do? They pass an $8,000 tax credit for people who can’t really afford to buy a hom...
Commercial Real Estate Seeing Bottom by The Real Estate Bloggers on Nov 16, 2009After a few years of following real estate, it is interesting to see the difference between the residential real estate market and the commercial markets. For the residential market, real estate is home, a major investment, personal, and passionate.
Health of Commercial Real Estate Loans by Valuation Matters on Nov 15, 2009While there are hosts of data sources to evaluate commercial real estate in the US, the most reliable data and analyses, unquestionably, are contained in the quarterly publication titled ‘Charge-off and Delinquency Rates on Loans and Leases at Com...
Why This Real Estate Bust Is Like No Other by Housing Doom on Nov 9, 2009 Unrealistic assumptions, multiple layers of investors, and stratospheric prices, helps illustrate why this downturn is more complicated than previous ones… I don’t know about you, but I’m so tired of hearing about s...
The Future of Commercial Real Estate by Boston Real Estate Observer on Nov 6, 2009At the annual New England CCIM Chapter meeting in Burlington last week, I had the opportunity to present a discussion on the future of commercial real estate values. The following executive summary attempts to provide some color to the Commercial P...
AEI Subprime VI: Lachman Presentation by Housing Doom on Nov 2, 2009Doom Transcripts: Index & Guide Housing Doom is pleased to present a sixth selection from our under-construction transcript of the American Enterprise Institute’s October 22, 2009 event "The Deflating Bubble, Part VI: The Lessons of the...
Fed Unwilling Or Unable To Bailout Commercial Real Estate? by Housing Doom on Nov 1, 2009With the notable exception of Lehman Brothers, it has seemed that there wasn’t much that the Fed wasn’t willing to bailout, backstop or guarantee. Friday however, the Federal Reserve released a Policy Statement On Prudent Commercial...
Capmark, Formerly GMAC Commercial, Files For Bankruptcy by The Real Estate Bloggers on Oct 27, 2009Capmark Financial Group, formerly GMAC Commercial, has filed for bankruptcy protection after experiencing significant losses in the commercial real estate market. The bankruptcy, while not unexpected, is still a blow to the commercial side of the mar...
Commercial Real Estate- “The Problems Are Only Starting” by Housing Doom on Oct 27, 2009 Harold Brubaker of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote this morning about the bankruptcy of Capmark Financial Group and how it tells us a lot about the future of commercial real estate: Capmark Financial Group Inc.’s weekend bankruptcy fili...
