Real estate investors have expanded their climate risk analysis to explore market-level impacts, said the Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C.
Category: News and Trends
Along Came COVID: Emerging Tech Trends in Commercial Real Estate Finance
Emerging technologies and start-up firms proliferated in commercial real estate over the last several years. With the conventional wisdom being that while the single-family real estate finance industry has embraced new technologies and innovation, CRE was a laggard and therein lies a massive opportunity.
MBA Offers FHFA Recommendations on GSE Strategic Plan
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said the FHFA Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2021-2024 should continue to work toward an ultimate goal: releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from federal conservatorship—but only when they are able to do so without risk to the real estate finance markets.
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“Retail and hotel bid/ask spread is a big issue as investors search for solid footing on value and net operating income trends.”
–Valerie Achtemeier, Executive Vice President at CBRE Capital Markets
Single-Tenant Net Lease Cap Rates Drop to New Lows
Cap rates in the single-tenant net lease retail, office and industrial sectors reached record lows in the third quarter, reported Boulder Group, Wilmette, Ill.
September Jobs Report Shows Continued Economic Churn
The final national jobs report before the November elections showed a slowing pace of job creation amid continued economic volatility, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.
Dealmaker: Gantry Secures $13M for Two Industrial Assets
Gantry, San Francisco, secured $12.75 million in financing for industrial properties in California and Washington.
Life Insurers Brace for Higher Commercial Mortgage Losses
Fitch Ratings, New York, said life insurance companies could see higher losses on commercial mortgage loans than they saw during the Great Recession. The pessimistic forecast reflects both the severity …
Placing Capital in Uncertain Times: A Conversation with CBRE’s Val Achtemeier
MBA NewsLink interviewed Valerie Achtemeier, Executive Vice President at CBRE Capital Markets in the Debt & Structured Finance Group.
Commercial/Multifamily Briefs Oct. 8, 2020
Avison Young, Toronto, acquired the intellectual property and other select assets of PropTech company Truss.