Commercial Property Executive, Feb. 11, 2020–Therese Fitzgerald Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations wrapped up 2019 with the strongest quarter on record since the second quarter of 2007, according to the …
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MBA Forecasts U.S. Economy to Slow in 2020 as Job Market Weakens
Real Estate Business Online, Feb. 10, 2020–Matt ValleyThe U.S. economy is likely to take a hit this year from the effects of geopolitical uncertainty and a global recession in the …
Secret Plan to Buy Freddie Mac is the Focus of Lobbyist Lawsuits
Bloomberg, Feb. 11, 2020–Joe Light, Elizabeth DexheimerThe unsuccessful scheme has become the focus of a legal battle involving two former Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco employees against that …
Labor Shortages are Hitting Multifamily, Too
HousingWire, Feb. 7, 2020–Julia FalconDespite a prolonged multifamily growth schedule, there is still room for rent price to go up, according to Yardi Matrix. https://www.housingwire.com/articles/labor-shortages-are-hitting-multifamily-too/
Q&A: How Low Interest Rates Are Bolstering CRE Loans
Commercial Property Executive, Feb. 6, 2020–Timea-Erika PappJonathan Roth, Justin Kennedy and Toby Cobb of 3650 REIT discuss the industry’s current direction and what to expect going forward.https://www.cpexecutive.com/post/qa-how-low-interest-rates-are-bolstering-cre-loans/
What’s in a B-Piece? Morgan Properties’ Jason Morgan Breaks It Down
Commercial Observer, Jan, 30, 2020–Matt Grossman Jason Morgan of Morgan Properties, King of Prussia, Pa., discusses how he decided to take the plunge into B-piece investing and shares his thoughts …
This Southern Town Was Growing So Fast, It Passed a Ban on Growth
Wall Street Journal, Feb. 3, 2020–Valerie Bauerlein Lakefront Charlotte, N.C. suburb Lake Wylie passed a 16-month moratorium on commercial and residential rezoning requests and consideration of any new apartment complexes …
Chinese Lead Foreign Selling of U.S. Commercial Property
Wall Street Journal, Feb. 4, 2020–Esther FungChinese investors sold off billions more in U.S. commercial property last year than they bought as other foreigners start to sour on the U.S. …
NYC Real Estate Data Firm Actovia Salvages Competitor Credifi from Scrap Heap
HousingWire, Jan. 22, 2020–Ben Lane Actovia, which bills itself as “New York City region’s leading provider of commercial real estate intelligence and data,” purchased CrediFi as part of an effort …
The CEO of Commercial Real Estate Giant JLL Explains How Data is Shaping the Office of the Future
Business Insider, Jan. 23, 2020–Alex Nicoll, Dakin Campbell DAVOS, Switzerland–Real estate, once considered a tech-phobic industry, is going through a tech revolution. JLL CEO Christian Ulbrich said the company has …