Wall Street Journal, Oct. 26, 2020 Fall foliage typically draws tourists from all over to Vermont, but this year, strict travel restrictions and border closures are hamstringing hotels like the …
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Why Multifamily Loans Remain Resilient in New York
National Mortgage News, Oct. 30, 2020–Laura Alix, Paul Davis (subscription)Lenders pushed back against the notion that city dwellers’ pandemic-driven flight to suburbia would hurt them. They say fewer landlords have …
Trump v. Biden: What Each Administration Would Mean for the GSEs
Mortgage Professional America, Oct. 30, 2020–Clayton JarvisOne issue that has received little attention thus far in the election cycle is housing, specifically the future of GSEs Freddie Mac and Fannie …
Landlords Denied Injunction Against CDC Eviction Moratorium
Bloomberg, Oct. 29, 2020–Chris DolmetschU.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee in Atlanta on Thursday rejected a motion for a preliminary injunction brought by a nonprofit called the New Civil Liberties Alliance …
A Guide to the 2020 Election for CRE Pros
National Real Estate Investor, Nov. 2, 2020–David Bodamer In addition to the outcome of the Presidential election and control of Congress, a number of ballot measures are significant for the …
Will Office Buildings Survive The Pandemic? Thomas Heatherwick Is Sure of It
Wall Street Journal, Oct. 30, 2020–Kerry Barger For a designer who’s developing office space around the world, Thomas Heatherwick doesn’t seem too fazed by how the pandemic might affect the …
Malls’ Decline Pushes Landlords CBL, PREIT to Bankruptcy
Wall Street Journal, Nov. 2, 2020–Soma Biswas, Esther Fung, Becky Yerak (subscription)Two major mall owners, CBL & Associates Properties Inc. and Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, filed for bankruptcy protection …
U.S. Commercial Real Estate Showing First Signs of a Thaw
Bloomberg, Oct. 22, 2020–John GittelsohnPrices on U.S. commercial real estate deals showed signs of improvement in the third quarter, though the number of transactions tumbled as COVID-19 continued to hammer …
In a COVID-19 World, Hotel Owners Must Be Wary of Vulture Funds
National Real Estate Investor, Oct. 27, 2020–Luis Flores and Teo VictoriaHotel owners and investors face a business landscape that has drastically changed this year.https://www.nreionline.com/hotel/covid-19-world-hotel-owners-must-be-wary-vulture-funds
Podcast – Current Lending Environment For Real Estate
RealCrowd.com, Oct. 27, 2020–Tyler StewartMBA Vice President of Research Jamie Woodwell joined the RealCrowd podcast to discuss the current lending environment for commercial real estate.https://www.realcrowd.com/blog/2020/10/podcast-current-lending-environment/