American Banker, Aug. 4, 2022–Kevin Wack (subscription)The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plans to increase its scrutiny of banks’ exposure to commercial real estate loans, citing uncertainty about the future of …
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Wall Street SFR Firms Accused of Stripping Equity from Neighborhoods
HousingWire, July 8, 2022–Bill ConroyInstitutional players in the single-family rental market have been expanding their reach into select American neighborhoods since the global financial crisis of 2008, but they now …
CMBS Delinquency Rate Rises For First Time In 6 Months: What You Need To Know
Benzinga, July 7, 2022–Phil HallThe delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) took a rare upswing in June, marking the first time since last December and only the second time …
Many Investors Remain Satisfied with Steady Income from Affordable Housing
Wealth Management Real Estate, June 22, 2022–Bendix AndersonThe option to convert some affordable units to market rates makes housing advocates nervous, but many investors like the diversification that owning affordable …
Lack of Supply, Negative Leverage Limit Hotel Transactions
Hotel News Now (CoStar), June 24, 2022–Dana MillerAs uncertainties linger, the question among investors today is whether to pump the brakes on buying hotel assets.https://www.costar.com/article/464112731/lack-of-supply-negative-leverage-limit-hotel-transactions
New York City Developer Launches Life Science Venture
Wall Street Journal, June 21, 2022–Kate King (subscription)A New York City developer known for projects serving technology companies is doubling down on space for biotechnology laboratories and other life-science uses …
Amazon Went Big During the Pandemic. Now It’s Feeling the Hangover.
The Journal (Wall Street Journal podcast), June 16, 2022–Dana Mattioli (free content)To keep up with increased demand during the pandemic, Amazon hired hundreds of thousands of people and massively expanded …
Private Investors Buy Up Retail Real Estate as Bigger Players Remain Cautious
Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2022–Kate King (subscription)Private investors are snapping up shopping centers and other bricks-and-mortar real estate, a bullish sign for the beleaguered retail property sector as it …
Companies Keep Libor on the Books Despite Push to New Benchmark
Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2022–Mark Maurer (subscription)Companies are hanging onto the London interbank offered rate for existing loans and derivatives despite a push from regulators to abandon the troubled …
SFR Investors Continue their Development Push with New Build-to-Rent Projects
Wealth Management Real Estate, June 8, 2022–Bendix AndersonClose to 5 percent of all the single-family houses that developers started to build in 2022 are planned to be operated as rental …