Archive for the 'Commercial Title Companies' Category
By: Myles, February 19th, 2010
On February 10, 2010 the Congressional Oversight Panel issued a most amazing and eye-opening report entitled: Commercial Real Estate Losses and the Risk to Financial Stability.
Here a quick executive summary — directly from the source – that should be read very carefully. Keep in mind, this is what the government’s oversight panel is concluding; not […]
Tags: commercial real estate, Congressional Oversight Panel, cre, Defaults
Posted in CMBS, CMBX, Commercial Title Companies, Commercial Real Estate |
By: Myles, February 12th, 2010
The January 2010 Moody’s CMBS delinquency rate hit a record at 5.42%, after posting the largest one month increase (50 bps) in history.
While the deplorable state of CMBS is not a secret to anyone following RealPoint’s monthly delinquency data, getting confirmation from a procyclical firm such as Moody’s should be enough to wake up some […]
Tags: cre, credit crunch, Market Trends
Posted in Debt, CMBS, CMBX, Commercial Title Companies, Commercial Real Estate |
By: Myles, February 11th, 2010
We normally would NOT reproduce language from a prospectus filed with the SEC. HOWEVER the following language is culled directly from a very interesting and timely filing made by First Mariner Bank on Tuesday (2.9.10).
It is so related to our recent posts – regarding the collapse of the commercial real estate market and the heavy-weight […]
Tags: First Mariner Bank; Commercial Real Estate
Posted in Foreclosures, Delinquency Rates, Foreclosure, CMBS, Debt, CMBX, Developers, Commercial Title Companies, Market Trending, Bankers, Attorneys, Commercial Real Estate |
By: Myles, February 11th, 2010
Here’s what MarylandCommercialTitle.com has been saying for more than two (2) years now. Could this truly be our reality?
Over the next several years, a watchdog group concludes that failed commercial real estate loans could litter American cities with empty stores and office complexes, cause hundreds of bank failures and weaken the economy.
Banks face up to […]
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Posted in Cresession, CMBS, Debt, Delinquency Rates, CMBX, Commercial Title Companies, Market Trending, Developers, Commercial Real Estate |
By: Myles, February 1st, 2010
A few green-shoots to focus on with regard to the Maryland real estate marketplace, finally. Is 2010 starting to turn, possitive?
In today’s Sun, despite an economy still in the earliest stages of recovery, some apartment construction projects are securing hard-to-get loans and moving forward as developers count on apartment living coming back into favor.
A Few […]
Tags: Apartments on the Rise, maryland real estate
Posted in Apartments, Bankers, Market Trending, Commercial Title Companies, Commercial Real Estate |
By: Myles, January 15th, 2010
In a WSJ article, When Buildings Empty, Banks’ Credit Woes Pile Up, we find out that the regional banks recent rally, may be short-lived.
As banks start releasing fourth-quarter earnings this week, the losses and reserves tied to commercial real-estate loans could spike even higher than some analysts think. Regional banks could get hit hardest, given […]
Tags: Regional Banks; Commercial Real Estate in 2010
Posted in Cresession, Debt, Bankers, Annual Recap, Commercial Title Companies, Commercial Real Estate |
By: Myles, January 11th, 2010
The forecasts are out in force, big time. Reuters, quoting research from CBRE, says we have to wait until 2011 before we see any growth in commercial real estate.
Time, meanwhile, calls commercial real estate a slow motion train wreck. That’s an interesting characterization of what’s going on. Commercial real estate has been dropping for well […]
Tags: 2010 Commercial Real Estate Predictions
Posted in Commercial Title Companies, Commercial Real Estate |
By: Myles, November 25th, 2009
We have been searching for even a sintilla of good news, when it comes to the real estate market.
With regard to commercial real estate, one noted real estate attorney has coined the banks recent leding philosophy as “extend and pretend.” Clearly there exists the “fear of catching a falling knife.”
So the question is, are things really getting any better? […]
Tags: Real Estate, Recovery
Posted in Mortgage Baced Securities, Cresession, Economy, CMBS, TALF, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Economic Stimulus, CMBX, Commercial Title Companies, Residential Real Estate, Fannie Mae, REITs, Commercial Real Estate |
By: Myles, October 8th, 2009
The WSJ just posted a Blog entry today regarding the commercial real-estate sector, The Most Toxic Loans in Commercial Real Estate. The gist of the discussion addresses the pressing reality that not all commercial real-estate loans are created equal.
In Wednesday’s Journal they reported that U.S. banks have been “slow” to take losses on battered commercial […]
Tags: cre, Toxic Commercial Real Estate
Posted in Debt, CMBS, CMBX, Commercial Title Companies, Commercial Real Estate |
By: Myles, October 5th, 2009
Investment News just published an article by Dan Jamieson, that argues that we may have alreadyhit the bottom of the commercial real estate market. Agree? Here is the article … you decide.
Commercial real estate is now a bargain, and the widely expected drop in commercial property values may NOT occur, according to a well-known real estate […]
Tags: Commerical Real Estate Has Already Hit Bottom
Posted in CMBS, CMBX, Commercial Title Companies, Commercial Real Estate |