Sam Zell Thinks Workers Will Return to the Office

GlobeSt.com, Apr. 20, 2023–Jack RogersCommercial real estate legend Sam Zell told an audience full of NYU grad students on Wednesday that if they want to have successful careers in commercial …

Sam Zell Thinks Workers Will Return to the Office

GlobeSt.com, Apr. 20, 2023–Jack RogersCommercial real estate legend Sam Zell told an audience full of NYU grad students on Wednesday that if they want to have successful careers in commercial …

The Credit Crunch That’s Strangling Commercial Real Estate

Seeking Alpha, Apr. 19, 2023–Andrew NelsonThe next recession was supposed to be different for commercial real estate–less painful, less focused on CRE. But recent events are challenging that view.https://seekingalpha.com/article/4594926-credit-crunch-strangling-commercial-real-estate

California Pension Fund Writing Down $52B CRE Portfolio

GlobeSt.com, Apr. 19, 2023–Jack RogersThe $306-billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System pension fund, known as Calstrs, bet big on real estate and now plans to trim 20% off office valuations.https://www.globest.com/2023/04/19/california-pension-fund-writing-down-52b-cre-portfolio/?

Missing Middle and Other Multifamily Musings

Multi-Housing News, Apr. 17, 2023–Lew SichelmanThe for-sale housing sector often speaks about the so-called “missing middle,” that segment of the market that nobody seems to satisfy. But the multifamily wing …

Commercial Mortgage Banking Activity Dropped Off Slightly in 2022

MortgageOrb, Apr. 13, 2023–Michael BatesThe Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2022 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Annual Origination Volume Summation shows that total commercial real estate mortgage borrowing and lending equaled $816 billion …