Forbes, Dec. 9, 2019–Trefis TeamMortgage-backed securities played a pivotal role in triggering the 2008 recession. And there was a notable reduction in the amount of MBS U.S. banks held on …
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Multifamily REITs Are Once Again in Acquisition Mode
National Real Estate Investor, Dec. 10, 2019–Bendix AndersonAfter taking a bit of a pause in previous years, multifamily real estate investment trusts are net buyers in 2019.https://www.nreionline.com/multifamily/multifamily-reits-are-once-again-acquisition-mode?
Chinese Investment in U.S. Commercial Real Estate Is Plunging (subscription)
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 5, 2019–Natalie WongChinese investment in U.S. commercial property is plunging as restrictions on capital leaving the country and geopolitical tensions weigh on real estate deals.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-05/chinese-investment-in-u-s-commercial-real-estate-is-plunging
CMBS Market Update and Forecast for 2020
Commercial Property Executive, Dec. 5, 2019–Gail KalinoskiThe year started off so slow that CMBS issuance was up 58 percent between the first and second quarter of 2019, according to numbers …
Land Sales Maintain Steady Pace, But Remain Well Short of Pre-Recession Peak
National Real Estate Investor, Dec. 6, 2019–Beth Mattson-TeigDevelopers are remaining careful on land acquisitions this time around. Land sales, a good barometer of what’s ahead for development pipelines, fall well …
Caution Creeps In
National Real Estate Investor, Dec. 2, 2019–Beth Mattson-TeigHigh net worth individuals have emerged as an avid group of commercial real estate investors. Yet even as allocations to the asset class …
Real Estate Firms Rolling Out New Funds for Mom-and-Pop Investors (subscription)
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 3, 2019–Peter GrantReal estate giants like Blackstone Group and Starwood Capital Group have raised billions of dollars from individual investors through a product known as non-traded …
New Mortgage Data Show Business Borrowing Is Key to Affordable Multifamily Housing
Urban Institute, Dec. 3, 2019–Sarah Strochak, Laurie Goodman, Ellen SeidmanCurtailing data collection on multifamily lending by eliminating reporting on lending to business borrowers would be a big step in the …
Blackstone Group Leaves Single-Family Rental Business
DS News, Nov. 21, 2019–Seth Welborn The Blackstone Group Inc. has sold the last of its shares in Invitation Homes, the company’s rental business. Blackstone sold around 11% of Invitation …
Malls are Dying. The Thriving Ones are Spending Millions to Reinvent Themselves
Washington Post, Nov. 22, 2019–Abha Bhattarai In their heyday, they were monuments to consumerism that doubled as cultural touchstone, inspiring films like “Mallrats” and board games like Mall Madness. But …