A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Chinese investors sold off billions more in U.S. commercial property last year than they bought, as other foreigners start to sour on the U.S. market as well. Foreign investors were net sellers of…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on New York. "Despite a weak outlook for residential real estate, the number of building permits issued in New York City for new homes surged last year to the highest pace since 2015.…
A report from the Bakersfield Californian. "A partially built housing development off Highway 178 has become the focus of a police inquiry after contractors working on the project went unpaid and one of the development partners sued another alleging misappropriation…
A weekend topic starting with Sheila Bair, the former Chair of the FDIC. "It’s been said of academia that the fights are so vicious because the stakes are so small. The same could be said of fights over bank regulation.…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'Brace yourself!' warned Judi Desiderio, the C.E.O. of Town and Country Real Estate, as a lead-in to her analysis, which showed a 44-percent decrease in overall home sales during the quarter. 'In…
A report from the South China Morning Post. "Mainland Chinese mall landlords have moved to relieve the pressure on stores and restaurants brought on by the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, by cutting rents and offering zero-rent periods. 'The developers are answering…
A report from Malibu Magazine in California. "Tom Clements, a Sotheby’s agent with 35 years of experience in sales and investments. 'The 2019 statistics have been daunting. The number of sales from the first 6 months of 2019 were down…
A report from Senior Housing News. "Pam Kessler joined LTC Properties and has not looked back, becoming CFO in 2007. The last few years have once again brought industry dislocation in the form of oversupply and new payment models, she…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Housing markets across the world, from the U.K. to China to Australia, are losing steam. In 18 large economies, world-wide residential investment dropped on a year-over-year basis for four consecutive quarters through September,…
A report from Boston Real Estate Times in Massachusetts. "The 2019 Greater Boston condominium market stabilized from what has been a five-year run of price escalation, absorption and diminished supply, according to a report from the Collaborative Companies. The current…