NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Selection of Recent News Highlights
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New York Times
Jane Margolies
In the Pandemic, the Low-Rise is the New High-Rise
The skyscraper, the iconic urban office tower, still captivates by offering jaw-dropping views and the thrill of hovering in the clouds. But in the pandemic, the groundscraper — a building as horizontal as a skyscraper is vertical — has been grabbing attention.
The Real Deal
Kevin Sun
Korean Wave Pours Into US Commercial Real Estate
With massive amounts of capital ready for prime time, South Korean institutions are joining the ranks of the biggest foreign buyers in major markets like New York, Dallas and Los Angeles.
Commercial Property Executive
Roxana Baiceanu
Real Estate Market Crash Unlikely, Experts Say
Economists are calling the pandemic-induced recession unique in several ways. Here’s how analysts expect the health crisis to change the real estate market.
The Real Deal
Akiko Matsuda
Are Office Landlords Turning a Corner or Rolling Over?
With Facebook and other large companies growing their footprints while #WFH remains a dominant trend, the terms of office leasing in big cities are changing fast
The Real Deal
Erin Hudson
Ending 1031 Exchanges: Would Biden’s Plan Hurt Smaller Owners?
How the industry is responding to the proposed tax change that could impact as much as 20 percent of commercial real estate deals in the United States.
Forbes
Sam Chandan
Protections Lapse For The Nation’s Most Vulnerable Renters, Imperiling Their Small Landlords As Well
Political deadlock has stymied attempts to renew measures shielding millions of low-income and unemployed renters from housing insecurity and potential eviction. It has also dashed hopes of near-term support for the smallest landlords struggling to make mortgage and property tax payments. Staving off a deeper rental crisis depends on targeted assistance for both of these vulnerable groups.
SiriusXM Your Money
Kent Smetters
What's Next for the Housing Market
Sam Chandan joins Kent Smetters to discuss the outlook for the housing market and shifting preferences for urban living.
The Real Deal
Keith Larsen
Prologis CEO: Capital Is Not An Issue, It’s Finding Properties
Hamid Moghadam says supply is tight, but predicts “double the demand” for logistics centers in coming years.
Forbes
Sam Chandan
America’s Next Housing Crisis: How The Pandemic Is Pushing Renters To The Brink
As government support fades, the country faces the prospect of a significant housing dislocation that will exact its heaviest toll on income-constrained renters and the small investor-operators who support the workforce and affordable housing markets.
SiriusXM Wharton Business Daily
Dan Loney
Home Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Level on Record
Sam Chandan joins Dan Loney to assess the impact of record-low mortgage rates on the housing market.
National Real Estate Investor
Beth Matson-Teig
FHFA Continues to Lay Groundwork for GSEs' Exits from Conservatorship
Against a volatile political and macroeconomic backdrop, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain on a path to exit government support.
GlobeSt
Les Shaver
CREFC, NYU Launch Diversity Endowmen Collaboration
The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council and NYU's Schack Institute of Real Estate have announced the creation of the CREFC Center for Real Estate Finance at the Schack Institute.
The Real Deal
Keith Larsen
Submerged in Securities: Many CMBS Hotel Loans WIll Be Underwater Soon
Hotel and retail owners are getting buried in CMBS debt as losses mount and loan servicers loom.
Commercial Observer
Ryan Barrick
Recovering from the COVID Economy
With massive disruptions in the economy over the past few months, many in the industry are scrambling to forge a new path forward.
New York Times / Associated Press
Mike Schneider
Wall Street-Owned Loans Tricky for Hoteliers in Virus Era
The Federal Reserve in April added CMBS to its Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan program, but a group of lawmakers say more needs to be done.