TreppWire (podcast), Feb. 9, 2021The Mortgage Bankers Association recently hosted the CREF21 conference and released their quarterly originations index. In a special episode of The TreppWire Podcast, MBA VP of …
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The State of Housing Finance Heading Into 2021
DSNews, Feb. 2, 2021–Veronica BradleyHistorically, buying has always been a better investment than renting, but that may no longer be the case—one of several highlights from the Urban Institute’s Housing …
Mall Owner Shares Surge Thanks to Small Investors’ Short Squeeze
Wall Street Journal, Jan 29, 2021–Esther Fung (subscription)Macerich and Tanger Factory Outlet Centers popped after online traders identified the two as sell targets by hedge funds and other professional investorshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/mall-owner-shares-surge-thanks-to-small-investors-short-squeeze-11611949981?
A Post-Pandemic World: Getting from Here to There
Commercial Real Estate Direct, Jan. 21, 2021–Jamie WoodwellWhen the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States in March, it raised two fundamental questions for owners, lenders and others involved in commercial …
Covid Lockdowns, Unpaid Rents Cause Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies to Rise in U.S.
World Property Journal, Jan. 19, 2021–Michael GerrityThe Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest monthly MBA CREF Loan Performance Survey is reporting this week that delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial and …
Are CRE Foreclosures on the Horizon?
American Banker, Jan. 12, 2021–Allissa Kline (subscription)Commercial real estate portfolios have held up better than expected during the pandemic. But rising delinquencies and fears of a delayed economic recovery are …
Manhattan Office Vacancies Soar to a Record With Leasing Frozen
Bloomberg, Jan. 5, 2021–John GittelsohnOffice vacancies in Manhattan jumped to a 21st century record as the Covid-19 pandemic froze new rental deals and sublease openings soared. Last year ended with …
Fortnite Creator Is Buying a Dying Mall to Develop New Headquarters
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 5, 2021–Esther Fung (subscription)The company that created the popular videogame “Fortnite” has agreed to purchase a North Carolina mall and plans to redevelop it as a …
The Nail in the Coffin for Ending GSE Conservatorship Under Trump?
HousingWire, Dec. 15, 2020–Kelsey RamírezIn a letter Monday to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the Mortgage Bankers Association and other housing industry associations expressed their opposition to a swift end …
New Study Aims to Crack Cap Rate Code
Commercial Property Executive, Dec. 14, 2020–Paul FiorillaForecasting the direction of property yields has long been the Holy Grail of commercial real estate research—although many have tried, finding a solution has …