Fannie Mae Creates New C-Suite Role, Promotes Jeff Hayward

National Mortage News, Aug. 19, 2020–Paul Centopani (subscription)Fannie Mae’s new chief administrative officer position focuses on diversity, inclusion and affordable housing.https://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/news/fannie-mae-creates-new-c-suite-role-promotes-jeff-hayward

Struggling Businesses Push Commercial Real Estate Into the Red

Fox13 (Tampa), Aug. 19, 2020–Briona ArradondoNearly one in four hotel owners have fallen behind on paying their debts since COVID-19 reached pandemic levels. Now, commercial real estate owners and managers …

Empire State Building Reflects New York’s Deepening Real Estate Woes

Wall Street Journal, Aug. 18, 2020–Konrad PutzierThe iconic New York City tower looks vulnerable to losing tenants as companies embrace remote work or cheaper offices outside city centers. (subscription)https://www.wsj.com/articles/empire-state-building-reflects-new-yorks-deepening-real-estate-woes-11597752001

Struggling Businesses Push Commercial Real Estate Into the Red

Fox13 (Tampa), Aug. 19, 2020–Briona ArradondoNearly one in four hotel owners have fallen behind on paying their debts since COVID-19 reached pandemic levels. Now, commercial real estate owners and managers …

Empire State Building Reflects New York’s Deepening Real Estate Woes

Wall Street Journal, Aug. 18, 2020–Konrad PutzierThe iconic New York City tower looks vulnerable to losing tenants as companies embrace remote work or cheaper offices outside city centers. (subscription)https://www.wsj.com/articles/empire-state-building-reflects-new-yorks-deepening-real-estate-woes-11597752001

U.S. Industrial Production Rises for Third Straight Month

Wall Street Journal, Aug. 14, 2020–David Harrison (subscription)Industrial production—a measure of output at factories, mines and utilities—rose a seasonally adjusted 3% in July from June, the Federal Reserve said Friday, …

How Hotel Companies Are Surviving the Coronavirus

Wall Street Journal, Aug. 13, 2020–Stephen WilmotThe plush global hotel brands favored by international business executives have been hit hardest by Covid-19 and will likely take longest to recover. Midmarket …

CMBS Forbearances Await Servicing in the Weeks Ahead

National Mortgage News, Aug. 13, 2020–Brad Finkelstein (subscription)As forbearances and government other relief efforts come to an end over the next few weeks and months, many a commercial mortgage borrower …