Category: Top National News

Urban Land magazine, Sept. 9, 2019–Kirk Sikes, Evan Mitchell, Sommer HeymanIn commercial real estate, we are rewarded for staying ahead of the curve and identifying opportunities that others miss. If we refuse to acknowledge the competitive advantage that diversity offers in our pursuit of returns, we are willingly accepting lower yields and additional risk.

Forbes, Sept. 5, 2019–Blake JanoverAlthough apartment loans are available for many, due to lack of product education, there simply isn’t enough adoption in secondary and tertiary markets as folks continue to rely on local banking relationships as their primary source of senior debt for multifamily financing.

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 10, 2019–Craig Karmin, Konrad Putzier (subscription)A Chinese insurer has agreed to sell a luxury hotel portfolio for more than $5.8 billion. Mirae Asset Global Investments, part of a South Korean financial services company, agreed this week to buy the 15-hotel portfolio from Anbang Insurance Group Co.

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 3, 2019–Esther Fung (subscription)Amid a maturing property market cycle and rising uncertainties in geopolitics and the global economy, foreign investors have sold more U.S. commercial real estate than they bought in a quarter for the first time since 2013.

HousingWire, Sept. 3, 2019Alicia Roundy is constantly pushing the Mortgage Bankers Association to evolve from a digital marketing perspective, and widening its exposure through leadership on social media and email marketing.

MReport, Sept. 1, 2019–Brian O’ReillyWhile the public debate has often envisioned and emphasized the need for legislative action, that avenue has been, and continues to be, an uphill battle in an unprecedented partisan political landscape. (MBA mention)

Houston Business Journal, Sept. 4, 2019–Chase CribbsAs we move through the third quarter with expectations growing for another rate cut in September, it will be interesting to see how much further cap rates may compress and if commercial real estate asset prices increase, understanding that interest rates are only one of the variables that determine asset pricing.

San Jose Mercury News, Aug. 22, 2019–Allen BuchananWhether you own and occupy a building in California or lease the premises, this will affect you. A proposition on the Nov. 3, 2020 ballot could dramatically increase property taxes for commercial properties.

HousingWire, Aug. 22, 2019–Kelsey RamirezMortgage originations in commercial and multifamily surged 10% annually in the second quarter, according to the Mortgage Banker Association’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.

Caribbean Business, Aug. 26, 2019–Jose Alvarado Vega Puerto Rico’s commercial real estate sector has the potential to be a big contributor to the island’s post-hurricane economic recovery, due to a combination of technological innovations in manufacturing and retail logistics, as well as to the disruption of global supply chains as a result of the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, said real estate economist Kiernan K.C. Conway.