How High Interest Rates Are Changing Commercial Property Lending
This has been a perfect storm for the commercial real estate lending industry. Higher interest rates have slowed down the economy and made loans prohibitively…
AI Assists Real Estate Research, but Humans Make Investment Decisions
The post-pandemic climate has yielded a precarious commercial real estate market. So, wouldn’t it be nice to be able to ask your chatbot to scour…
The Changing Dynamics of Foreign Investment in U.S. Commercial Properties
The United States commercial real estate market has long been a top destination for foreign investors to place their capital and, for the most part,…
Where Are the Office Foreclosures Everyone is Warning About?
Examining the office industry's future amid doomsday predictions: data challenges the severity of the situation. Despite alarming statements, foreclosures remain below 1% and high-profile cases…
Federal Reserve Leaves a Window Open for Commercial Real Estate Loans
The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley and Signature Bank rightfully raised alarms for many about the health of the banking system. There have been countless…
Real Estate Professionals Are Adopting New Approaches for Valuing Co-Working Spaces
The concept of modern, amenitized co-working space caught fire in the mid-2010s and has been part of the office ecosystem ever since. After the pandemic…
Commercial Real Estate Might Save First Republic Bank
The stability of First Republic Bank is shaky but its management claims to have some ideas for regaining solvency. One of those may include selling…
Commercial Real Estate Is Not As Big of a Threat to Banking As People Think
Could commercial real estate defaults be the next big financial crisis? While the numbers look concerning, a closer look reveals a different story. Commercial loans…
It’s Consolidate Or Die For Mortgage Lenders
Mortgage lenders face unprecedented losses, prompting industry consolidations as up to 30% of the largest banks risk disappearing. While big players like Rocket Mortgage and…
Unrealized Losses Are the Dirty Little Secret of Commercial Real Estate
When you go deep enough into investment finance you start to get into philosophical questions. One that will inevitably come up is: “Have I lost…