Category: Top National News

Wall Street Journal, Nov. 8, 2016–Fung, Esther
The largest mall and strip center landlords in the U.S. are trying to combat a wave of store closures by dipping into their own pockets.

Memphis Business Journal, Nov. 7, 2016–Nichols, Meagan
The time to build speculative industrial space could be now.

Chicago Business Journal, Nov. 8, 2016–Wylie, Melissa
Like many male-dominated industries, commercial real estate has a pipeline problem.

Colorado Real Estate Journal, Nov. 9, 2016–Salzman, Michael
Life companies expected a busy 2016, but when commercial mortgage-backed securities interest rates rose, life companies seized the opportunity to invest loan dollars at relatively attractive yields.

Reuters, Oct. 21, 2016–Lash, Herbert; Wiltermuth, Joy 
The shift to online shopping that has crushed U.S. department stores in recent years now threatens the investors who a decade ago funded the vast expanse of brick-and-mortar emporiums that many Americans no longer visit.

HousingWire, Oct. 20, 2016–Gaffney, Jacob
The Congressional Budget Office set forth an examination of both a legislative and non-legislative reform proposal for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Banker & Tradesman (Boston), Oct. 23, 2016–Adams, Steve 
If Kevin Phelan invites you to breakfast, you’ve arrived as a member of Boston’s power elite.

National Real Estate Investor, Oct. 24, 2016–Anderson, Bendix 
Investors spent less than half as much money buying and selling hotel properties in the first half of 2016 as they did last year.

Bloomberg, Oct. 24, 2016–Ellwood, Mark
Ultra-rare city amenity offers privacy, security, and convenience. So to developers, it’s worth sacrificing precious square feet of ground space. 

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 25, 2016–Fung, Esther
Logistics space owners see surprisingly strong results; Aéropostale bankruptcy hits SL Green Realty.