Potential Good News for our Commercial Real Estate Partners (finally): Irrespective of the government’s motivations — wrestling between helping the commercial real estate market and bailing out insured banks — there is, nonetheless, an encouraging story in the WSJ regarding the “possibility” of commercial real estate help that may be on the way.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston just published an abstract ominously entitled Why Don’t Lenders Renegotiate More Home Mortgages? Redefaults, Self-Cures, and Securitization.

As frightening as the title is, the results are worse. Unfortunately the facts demonstrate a sorrowful reality. The authors analyzed 665,410 loans originated between 2005 and 2007 that were over 60 days […]

When Time Magazine gets around to writing about it, you know it must be true (or old news).
From our perspective, unfortunately, the toothpaste has been out of the tube for quite some time. As such, read Stephen Gandel’s article Commercial Real Estate — the Economy’s Anvil.
Many argue the impact of the commercial real market collapse. Some […]

Many have said to us, why publish so much negative news. Where is the good news. Two brief answers. First, it is what it is. Facts are facts. It’s very important that you know what “is.” And next, by knowing the bad news — up front – you not only get a heads-up, but you can position yourself to […]

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Real Clear Markets just published an unbelievably fascinating piece by James Keller, entitled Game Theory Exposes Public-Private Investment Program As Fraudulent.
I know what you are thinking: GAME THEORY? Whether you hate math or theoretical analysis or think this is either above your pay grade or just not relevant to your life, I promise you — […]

In todays WSJ there is a rather telling article entiled, Real-Estate Industry Pushes Fed to Lengthen TALF Terms, which may be of interest to our readers.

Acording to the piece, the real-estate industry is lobbying the Federal Reserve to modify a bailout program that many believe may avert a wave of commercial-property defaults.
Real-estate owners and investors […]

Today the U.S. Treasury announced what they call the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan, intended to stave off the mortgage and residential real estate crisis. Below is a quick and dirty outline of the plan. For a summary, review the Treasury’s Fact Sheet. For the Full Plan, check out all the details right from the […]

One mans trash is another mans treasure. Here is a report to mull over, for those with cash and/or financing facilities. Is the glass half-full or half empty? Depends ….
As reported by the Baltimore Business Journal, the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region ranks fifth in the nation for metropolitan areas hardest hit by the nationwide credit crunch, […]