Economy

Just How Big is the Wall of Maturities?

Just How Big is the Wall of Maturities?

By Erik Sherman According to Newmark, there is now a $2 trillion maturity wall of CRE loans facing banks over the next three years. A dizzying sum. “Banks will be under pressure,” CEO Barry Gosin told the Financial Times. As the FT noted, the brokerage handled $50 billion of loan sales for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation after […]

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BioMed Realty signs Takeda to entire 585 Third St. project – totaling 600,000 s/f

BioMed Realty signs Takeda to entire 585 Third St. project – totaling 600,000 s/f

by Front Section Cambridge, MA According to BioMed Realty, Takeda has leased the entire research and development project totaling 600,000 s/f in Kendall Sq. located at 585 Third St. The building is expected to be ready for occupancy in 2026 and will provide 16 stories of advanced and efficient lab office space incorporating industry-leading sustainability features. In […]

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Where did money come from?

Where did money come from?

By Steven Hail For the most part, economists continue to believe a story of money told to generations of students by a series of textbooks over the past 150 years. This story asks us to imagine a pre-monetary barter economy, where people bought goods and services by trading them for other goods and services. Eventually […]

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US Jobs Post Smallest Gain in Six Months as Unemployment Rises

US Jobs Post Smallest Gain in Six Months as Unemployment Rises

By Augusta Saraiva US employers scaled back hiring in April and the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose, suggesting some cooling is underway in the labor market after a strong start to the year. Nonfarm payrolls advanced 175,000 last month, the smallest gain in six months, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed Friday. A later release showed that business activity […]

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Why higher rates might be here to stay

Why higher rates might be here to stay

By Paul Krugman Do you remember the economy of the late 1990s? Or if you’re too young to remember it — I hope that’s true for at least some of my readers — what have you heard about it? You probably remember it as a time of prosperity — low unemployment and rapid economic growth combined […]

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Boston Eyes Commercial Tax Hike to Counter Office Market Dip

Boston Eyes Commercial Tax Hike to Counter Office Market Dip

By Brooke Sutherland and Sri Taylor Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is seeking to raise commercial property tax rates to help protect homeowners from the brunt of the historic slump in office property values. Wu has submitted a petition for a temporary increase of the city’s tax-rate ceiling for commercial properties relative to residential levies. The proposal aims to redistribute the tax burden […]

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