Industry News

July 27, 2010
Non-Performing CRE Above 25 Percent in Failed Banks
MBA NewsLink

July 20, 2010
Is Your Local Bank in TARP Trouble?
InvestorsInsight.com

June 3, 2010
Looking for Lending
The Wall Street Journal

June 3, 2010
Looking for Lending
The Wall Street Journal

June 2, 2010
Commercial Real Estate Loans Contribute to Bank Failures
National Real Estate Investor

June 1, 2010
Five Failed Banks Cost the FDIC $317m, on Track for Record Year
HousingWire

January 27, 2010
Banks Report Slowing CRE Loan Charge-Offs
The CoStar Group

January 26, 2010
Record CRE Loan Defaults Contribute to Rising 2010 Bank Failures
National Real Estate Investor

January 13, 2010
2009 Costliest Year Ever for Bank Failures; CRE Loans Could Make 2010 Even Worse
The CoStar Group

January 8, 2010
Business Digest: Banks urged to prepare for higher interest rates
Washington Post

January 7, 2010
Smaller Banks Risk Big Losses in Real Estate
Bloomberg News

December 16, 2009
Banks to Spend 2010 Coping with Commercial Mortgage Maturities
National Real Estate Investor

December 2, 2009
Third-Quarter CRE Conditions Deteriorate for Community Banks
MBA NewsLink

December 1, 2009
Commercial Property Weighs On Banks: Fed Official
The Post Chronicle

November 18, 2009
Despite Slower Deal Volume, Commercial Banks Continue to Lend, Reis Reports
National Real Estate Investor

November 10, 2009
Fewer banks tightened lending standards last quarter, Federal Reserve says
Los Angeles Times

October 30, 2009
Bank regulators encouraging commercial real estate workouts
Atlanta Business Chronicle

October 29, 2009
Most Bankers Want to Avoid CRE Write downs, JLL Survey Says MBA
MBA NewsLink

October 28, 2009
Despite Erosion in CRE Assets, Bankers Ask: "What? Me Worry?"
The CoStar Group

October 15, 2009
FDIC Frets Over CRE Loan Losses
National Real Estate Investor

October 15, 2009
Regulators warn real estate loans pose biggest risk for banks
Lubbock Avalanche Journal

October 15, 2009
Plan Coming on Commercial Loans
The Wall Street Journal

October 8, 2009
After Real Estate Foibles, Small Banks Curb Lending
Investor’s Business Daily

October 1, 2009
IMF: CRE Exposure ‘Significant Threat’ to Bank Solvency
MBA NewsLink

September 16, 2009
Investors Expect Bank Woes May Finally Jump-Start Distressed Buying Opportunities
The CoStar Group

September 14, 2009
Bigger banks rolling the dice, again
Concord Monitor

September 9, 2009
Commercial Mortgage Defaults to Continue to Rise
Retail Traffic

September 9, 2009
Commercial property defaults may set record – study
Reuters

September 8, 2009
Defaults on Banks’ Commercial Mortgages Seen Rising Above 5%
Bloomberg

September 2, 2009
Tranche Warfare: Mezzanine Lenders Stepping Into Foreclosure Fray
The CoStar Group

September 2, 2009
Banks Report Troubled CRE Loans, REO Properties Reach $44.4 Billion
The CoStar Group

September 2, 2009
Lenders, Investors Square Off
National Real Estate Investor

September 1, 2009
FDIC's Bair says commercial loans "looming problem"
Reuters

August 28, 2009
Community Banks Feel CRE Pinch
MBA NewsLink

August 28, 2009
Banks 'Too Big to Fail' Have Grown Even Bigger
The Washington Post

August 24, 2009
Practice Of “Pretend and Extend” Could Stagnate Economy
NuWire Investor

August 21, 2009
Small banks fail in big numbers
The Washington Post

August 14, 2009
Toxic Loans Topping 5% May Push 150 Banks to Point of No Return
Bloomberg

July 29, 2009
Coming to Grips With Those Toxic Assets
National Real Estate Investor

July 22, 2009
Banks Reducing CRE Exposure, Tightening Credit, While Demand Remains Flat
Wall Street Journal

July 21, 2009
Commercial Loans Failing at Rapid Pace
Wall Street Journal

July 14, 2009
Wary Of Realizing Losses, Lenders "Pretend and Extend"
Retail Traffic

July 14, 2009
Commercial Property Bust Threatens US Banks
Forbes

July 6, 2009
SBA starts to refinance commercial real estate
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

July 2, 2009
Banks Worry About Commercial Property Dominoes Tumbling
Investor’s Business Daily

July 1, 2009
Commercial Property Could Become Albatross
American Banker

June 18, 2009
Falling Property Values Burden CRE Loan Workouts
MBA Newslink

June 10, 2009
Stressed but Not Distressed: CRE Pricing Disconnect Spreads to Mortgage Investments
The CoStar Group Watch List

June 8, 2009
Potential Inflation Raises More Bank Concerns
MBA Newslink

June 3, 2009
FDIC shelves toxic loan plan
CNN Money

June 3, 2009
Troubled CRE Assets on Banks' Books Double to $34 Billion
The CoStar Group Watch List

August 4, 2010
Surge in Loan Workouts is Healthy Sign for Distressed Real Estate
National Real Estate Investor

August 4, 2010
Apartment Demand, Large Sales Transactions Bounce Back in First-Half 2010
CoStar

August 4, 2010
CoStar Commercial Repeat-Sales Indices: A Tale of Two Investment Worlds Merging Into One
CoStar

July 28, 2010
Mortgage Origination Activity Jumps 35 Percent in 2Q
Commercial Real Estate Direct

July 26, 2010
Get Ready for an Investment Sales Surge
GlobeSt.com

July 26, 2010
Slow Dealing Continues As Retail Investment Sales Volume Slides
Retail Traffic

July 25, 2010
Signs of Life in Commercial Property Sales
OKCREview

July 21, 2010
U.S. Industrial Real Estate Markets Now In Recovery
The CoStar Group

July 21, 2010
Loan-to-Value Ratios Spike Following Wave of Reappraisals, Says Trepp
National Real Estate Investor

July 14, 2010
CoStar Reports Office Markets Have Bottomed
The CoStar Group

July 14, 2010
Industrial Sector Lags Despite Manufacturing Gains
National Real Estate Investor

June 2, 2010
Strategy of Last Resort: To Default or Not to Default?
The CoStar Group

May 26, 2010
This Week in Retail: Confidence Picks Up as Retailers Plan Store Openings and Deal Momentum Builds
The CoStar Group

May 26, 2010
CRE Lending Remains Constricted, but Loosening for Office and Retail
The CoStar Group

May 19, 2010
Advocates Tout a Property Rally
The Wall Street Journal

May 3, 2010
All Signs Point to Improving Commercial Real Estate Investment Market
National Real Estate Investor

April 30, 2010
Lenders Slow to Sift Through Distressed Commercial Loans: Real Capital
DS News

January 20, 2010
Matter of Debate: Bottom in Commercial-Property Values
The Wall Street Journal

January 15, 2010
Underwater CRE Loan Maturities High and Still Rising
National Real Estate Investor

January 5, 2010
Commercial Real Estate in 2010: Weak Fundamentals and Constrained Liquidity
CoStar Group

January 5, 2010
Commercial market may soon hit bottom
Detroit Free Press

January 4, 2010
Real Estate Faces Tough Recovery Slog
Wall Street Journal

December 29, 2009
Fear and Hoping in Commercial Real Estate
CoStar Group

December 24, 2009
US commercial property values now at lowest for seven years, latest figures show
Property Wire

December 9, 2009
Real estate experts see glimmer of hope
The San Diego Union-Tribune

November 5, 2009
Will New FDIC Bank Rules Help or Harm Commercial Real Estate?
National Real Estate Investor

November 4, 2009
Emerging Trends: "The Bottom is Near!" Predict CRE Forecasters
CoStar Group

November 4, 2009
Back to the Future: CRE Prices Falling Back to Pre 2004 Levels
CoStar Group

October 20, 2009
CRE Property Prices Fall Nearly 41 Percent from Peak
MBA NewsLink

October 7, 2009
Fine Print: Could Accounting Rule Changes Magnify Real Estate Woes?
The CoStar Group

September 23, 2009
Recession Levies Hefty Punishment on CRE Property Values
The CoStar Group

September 18, 2009
Opportunities abound for investors with cash
Puget Sound Business Journal

September 11, 2009
Commercial Property Deal Drought Worst in 18 Years
Bloomberg

September 11, 2009
REITs prepare for commercial real estate bust
Chicago Tribune

September 9, 2009
CRE Sales Will Pick Up, But Values Expected to Stay Flat Through '12
The CoStar Group

September 4, 2009
Commercial Real Estate: Big Troubles, Small Bailout
Forbes

September 1, 2009
For Commercial Real Estate, Hard Times Have Just Begun
The New York Times

August 26, 2009
Investors Facing Fallout from Values, Ratios Knocked 'Out of Whack'
The CoStar Group

August 19, 2009
Leading Indicator Shows Decline in Commercial Real Estate is Slowing
National Real Estate Investor

August 18, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Bubble Looms
United Press International

August 18, 2009
Commercial real estate gets worse
USA Today

August 13, 2009
Recession and debt hurt commercial real estate
Miami Herald

August 12, 2009
Recession Is Easing, But Not Commercial Real Estate’s Woes
National Real Estate Investor

August 5, 2009
Faltering Property Values Hamper Commercial Mortgage Refinancing Efforts
National Real Estate Investor

August 5, 2009
Investors Sweat Through 'Dog Days' of Distressed Debt
The CoStar Group

August 5, 2009
Investors View Distressed Debt Differently from Early 1990s
MBA NewsLink

July 30, 2009
Towers of debt
The Economist

July 30, 2009
Trillions in Assets on the Hook
Globe Street

July 29, 2009
Value of distressed US property doubles in H1 09
Private Equity Real Estate

July 27, 2009
Investors Finding No Fire Sales In Commercial Property
Dow Jones Newswires

July 23, 2009
Rapidly Falling Prices Changing Dynamics of Office Leasing, Ownership
The CoStar Group

July 21, 2009
Lack of Transactions Makes True Cap Rates Hard To Pin Down
Retail Traffic

July 15, 2009
Auction Gavels (Again) Mark the Return of Distressed Real Estate
The CoStar Group

July 15, 2009
CRE Investors Expect Slow Recovery by 2011
MBA Newslink

July 13, 2009
‘Badly bent’ describes lenders and investors
Richmond Times-Dispatch

July 13, 2009
U.S. commercial real estate next big risk
The Globe and Mail

July 8, 2009
(Low) Supply and (Low) Demand Could Delay Commercial Market Recovery
MBA Newslink

July 1, 2009
REITs Move Off Bottom, Can Commercial Real Estate Be Far Behind?
CoStar

June 25, 2009
Global property slide may be long
Reuters

June 24, 2009
For Those with Money: "You Won't Find a Better Time to Be a Buyer"
CoStar

June 24, 2009
PwC Survey Sees No Turnaround 'til 2011, Steep Value Declines
CoStar

June 23, 2009
Moody's/CPPI: CRE Prices Plunge in April
MBA Newslink

June 14, 2009
Commercial real estate market has space for small investors
Los Angeles Times

June 18, 2009
Falling Property Values Burden CRE Loan Workouts
MBA Newslink

June 15, 2009
Is it time for the vultures?
Crain’s Chicago Business

June 8, 2009
Real estate market not sick but not well, either
The Richmond Times-Dispatch

August 2, 2010
2010 CMBS Modifications Outnumber the Last 2 Years Combined: Trepp
HousingWire

August 1, 2010
CMBS Loan Defaults Hit 9.5%
GlobeSt.com

July 29, 2010
Lack of Liquidity, Oil Crisis Spills into CMBS
MBA NewsLink

July 29, 2010
Realpoint: CMBS Delinquencies Up to $60.45B in June
MBA NewsLink

July 21, 2010
CMBS Market Rises from Ashes of Collapse
The Wall Street Journal

June 9, 2010
Distressed CMBS Loans Now Returning Less Than Half Their Note Value
The CoStar Group

June 9, 2010
Distressed CMBS Loans Now Returning Less Than Half Their Note Value
The CoStar Group

June 4, 2010
Office Mortgages Turning Sour at Faster Pace
Commercial Mortgage Alert

June 2, 2010
For CMBS Arena, ‘Worst is Yet to Come’
Wall Street Journal

May 7, 2010
CMBS Delinquency Rate Increase Slows with Workouts, Fitch Says
The Distressed Debt Report

April 9, 2010
CMBS Lenders Focusing on Large Mortgages
Commercial Mortgage Alert

January 20, 2010
‘Tranche Warfare’ Erupts as Property Owners Slide Into Default
Business Week

January 13, 2010
Flawed CMBS Model Must Be ‘Completely Reformatted,’ Says Ethan Penner
National Real Estate Investor

January 5, 2010
CMBS Delinquencies Rise to All-Time High in December, But Bond Spreads Narrow
National Real Estate Investor

December 23, 2009
New securitization landscape seen for ABS
Reuters

December 16, 2009
Updated: CMBS Activity: Passing Heat Wave or a Lasting Warming?
CoStar Group

November 18, 2009
Developers Diversified, Goldman Sachs Put CMBS Deals Back in Action
CoStar Group

November 4, 2009
Earlier CMBS Vintages 'Susceptible' to Fundamental Distress
MBA NewsLink

October 29, 2009
CRE Values, Interest Shortfalls Threaten CMBS Classes
MBA NewsLink

October 23, 2009
Troubled CMBS Loans Skyrocket as Special Servicers Wrestle with Backlog
National Real Estate Investor

October 6, 2009
Debt-Market Paralysis Deepens Credit Drought
The New York Times

October 5, 2009
Program to Buy Bad Assets Nearly in Place, U.S. Says
The New York Times

September 23, 2009
New IRS Rules May Help Stave Off CMBS Defaults and Foreclosures
The CoStar Group

September 10, 2009
CMBS Faces a Long Unwinding Road to Recovery
MBA NewsLink

September 3, 2009
TALF Transparency Aids Market Liquidity, Analysts Say
MBA NewsLink

August 28, 2009
Fed May Not Need to Buy All Authorized MBS, Two Officials Say
Bloomberg

August 27, 2009
Special Servicing Transfers Up as CMBS Delinquencies Fall
MBA NewsLink

August 24, 2009
CMBS Delinquencies Drop for the First Time in Almost a Year
Retail Traffic

August 17, 2009
Fed Extends TALF Program for Commercial Real Estate
Bloomberg

August 10, 2009
Moody's: U.S. CMBS Loan Delinquencies Rise to 3.02%
MBA NewsLink

August 5, 2009
Triple-A CMBS on a Hot Streak
Globe Street

July 27, 2009
CMBS delinquencies skyrocket 585%
The Daily Deal

July 17, 2009
CMBS Hits Wall as Banks Stall on Maturities
MBA Newslink

July 16, 2009
CMBS Extensions Buy Time for Borrowers
MBA Newslink

July 14, 2009
Buyers Prepare to Snatch Troubled Loans From Securitized Pools
National Real Estate Investor

July 10, 2009
(FED) Current Conditions in CRE and CMBS Markets
Forex Hound

July 7, 2009
Fed limits on US CMBS program may choke success
Reuters

June 29, 2009
'Tranche Warfare' Continues in CMBS Market
MBA Newslink

June 22, 2009
Franzetti: In Future CMBS, Lenders Retain Risk
MBA Newslink

June 16, 2009
Fed CMBS loan requests nil, Developers on deck
Reuters

June 11, 2009
CMBS Servicers, Bondholders Engage in 'Class Warfare'
MBA Newslink

June 4, 2009
Appraisal Reductions More than Double
MBA Newslink