NYC Mayor Aims to Bring ‘a Little More Housing’ to Neighborhoods

Bloomberg News, Sept. 21, 2023-Jennifer Epstein (subscription)New York Mayor Eric Adams is calling for construction of “a little more housing in every neighborhood” to contend with the city’s severe shortage of places …

Even a Booming Economy Can’t Save Atlanta’s Office Market

The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 25, 2023-Peter Grant and Deborah Acosta (subscription)Atlanta has been one of the Sunbelt’s biggest boomtowns, where the population and job market are growing fast. But …

CRE Debt Increases by $38B in Q2, Says MBA

ConnectCRE, Sept. 26, 2023–Paul BubnyThe level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $37.7 billion, or 0.8%, in the second quarter of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) …

Surging Insurance Costs Have Come for Office Landlords

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 26, 2023–Konrad PutzierCommercial property owners, already struggling with high interest rates and rising vacancies, face exploding insurance costs that keep hitting new highs.Click here for more. (subscription)

More Workers Return to Office After Labor Day

Commercial Property Executive, Sept. 20, 2023–Gail KalinoskiPhysical occupancy breaks 50 percent nationwide for the first time in several months, according to Kastle Systems’ latest report.Click here for more.

San Francisco Office Market Shows Signs of Life

The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 17, 2023-Peter Grant (subscription)San Francisco’s beleaguered office market, the hardest hit of any in the U.S. since 2020, is beginning to display flickers of life. Click …

Investors Keep Putting Money Into Private Credit

The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 18, 2023-Telis Demos (subscription)Big banks are worried that more lending might migrate away from them in the coming years. Investors big and small are taking …