Updates in the world of Commercial Real Estate
By Christopher Anstey (Bloomberg) — Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that “transitory factors” have been one element in a faster slowdown in US inflation than he anticipated. “Given how strong the economy has been, there’s still a surprise in what’s happened to inflation,” Summers said on Bloomberg Television’s Wall Street Week with David Westin. That […]
By Konrad Putzier Foreclosures are surging in an opaque and risky corner of commercial real-estate finance, offering one of the starkest signs yet that turmoil in the property market is worsening. Lenders this year have issued a record number of foreclosure notices for high-risk property loans, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Many of these […]
By Justin Lahart Inflation has been cooling, and a big part of why is that rent increases have as well. That is also why inflation is likely to keep going lower in the months ahead. Tuesday’s inflation report from the Labor Department showed that overall consumer prices were up 3.2% from a year earlier in October, while […]
By Michael Sasso Renters in some of the fastest-growing US cities are finally getting some relief after a few years of dizzying increases as developers roll out droves of new apartments. The Boise City, Idaho metro area has seen rents drop 6.2% over the past year after the local supply of apartments increased by about 1,600 […]
By Erik Sherman To understand where interest rates might go, watching the actions of the Federal Reserve is important, of course, but so is monitoring yields of Treasury instruments. Whether bonds, notes, or bills, depending on the term, they have great sway. Treasurys are considered safe investments, and so are one of those practical baselines for […]
By Harold Bordwin The almost daily announcements in the press about defaults, foreclosures, deeds-in-lieu and, among other things, the forthcoming sale of Signature Bank’s $33 billion commercial real estate loan portfolio are ominous signs for the real estate community. They reflect the challenges facing commercial real estate owners and lenders in this age of elevated interest rates […]
By Greg Ryan Massachusetts is building significantly less housing than it was in the mid-20th century. Not coincidentally, the median home sale price has nearly doubled in the past decade to $600,000, far outpacing income growth. More people are leaving Massachusetts for other states than are moving here. Those problems are what the MBTA Communities zoning […]
By Meera Raman The CEO and president of Cambridge Savings Bank, which recently cracked the top ten list for largest banks in Massachusetts, told staff he plans to retire after over decade in the position. Wayne Patenaude recently announced his retirement internally to the company, the bank confirmed. “We are immensely grateful for Wayne’s exceptional leadership and […]
By Jess Aloe GE is aiming to complete its spin off of GE Vernova in the beginning of the second quarter of 2024. When the split is complete, shares of Cambridge-based GE Vernova will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘GEV,’ while shares of Ohio-based GE Aerospace will continue to trade […]
By Lucia Maffei The company formerly known as Raytheon is selling its Dulles, Virginia-based cybersecurity business for approximately $1.3 billion. RTX Corp. (NYSE: RTX) said in its earnings report Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the cybersecurity, intelligence and services business within its Raytheon segment. The sale price is subject to regulatory […]
