San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 18, 2021–Alexei KoseffCalifornia State Sen. Scott Wiener will seek to loosen restrictions on how much Californians can build on lots zoned for multifamily housing, hoping to …
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California Bill Would Lean on Cities to Build Multifamily Housing
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 18, 2021–Alexei KoseffCalifornia State Sen. Scott Wiener will seek to loosen restrictions on how much Californians can build on lots zoned for multifamily housing, hoping to …
MBA’s CREF21: What’s Changing in Multifamily
Multi-Housing News, Feb. 10, 2021–Therese FitzgeraldThe apartment sector has been less impacted by the pandemic than other property types. Despite a bump up in occupancies and a dip in rents, …
Policies & Predictions: Forecast for CRE Finance with Jamie Woodwell & Mike Flood of MBA
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 …
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 …