Things are never as good as you think they are. And they usually aren’t as bad as you believe, either. Link to complete article at Dallas Morning News
Archive for December, 2009
Banks Decrease Construction Loans and Increase Commercial/Multifamily Mortgages in Third Quarter 2009
Washington, DC – December 17, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding decreased in the third quarter, to $3.43 trillion, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) analysis of the Federal Reserve Board Flow of Funds data. Link to complete article at RealEstateRama
Economic turmoil – The US commercial real estate perspective
As numerous US public and private enterprises work to jump-start the national economy – much attention has been paid to restoring the health of the residential real estate market and the banking system. Yet, as the global recession has deepened, the commercial real estate market also faces distinct hardships. Link to complete article at KPMG
Floating-Rate CMBS Heads for Crash Landing
NEW YORK CITY-In one of the most sweeping CMBS assessments year-to-date, Fitch Ratings has placed $20.6 billion in bonds from 33 floating-rate CMBS transactions on Rating Watch Negative. Link to complete article on GlobeSt.com
Walmart.com CEO aims to dominate Web retailing
NEW YORK (AP) — With a week to go before Christmas, division CEO Raul Vazquez says Walmart.com’s holiday sales are growing two or three times faster than Web sales overall. Link to complete article
