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Like other commercial real estate markets around the country, Boston commercial real estate showed significant declines in the last quarter of 2008.  This trend has led to some interesting new developments in the beginning of 2009, giving rise to new players such as...

Shareholders in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) should be prepared to forgo dividends over the next year as trusts are keeping cash in crisis.  According to BMO Capital Markets, almost 30% of all REITs have made changes so that they can suspend, cut or switch to...

Recently Fannie and Freddie both announced broken records for apartment mortgage lending volume in 2008.  The two were highlighted at the Mortgage Bankers Association Commercial Real Estate Finance Convention in San Diego.  They bought a combined $60 billion in loans...

Recently the CoStar Group performed an analysis on the commercial mortgage backed securities market (CMBS).  Historically CMBS loans have been fairly insulated from market flux because of their diversified portfolios. In 2008, distressed CMBS loans were at a historic...

Speculators are bursting bubbles all over the city since Joe Sciolla, managing principal at CresaPartners, released his thoughts about Boston commercial real estate in 2009.  Although Sciolla is often viewed as an “alarmist” by the local real estate community, he has...

Let’s reflect upon the following quote by Lisa Harlow “Thanks for showing me that even on the darkest, rainiest days the sun is still there, just behind the clouds, waiting to shine again”. While we attempt to navigate these choppy economic waters, let’s keep in mind...

In a down market with potentially high vacancies, there are many opportunities for landlords to incentivize existing clients to renew a lease and to ensure that the market is aware of their product.  On the flip side, tenants will be looking for “deals” and incentives...

A 2008 review of US financial markets would reflect on a year in crisis, a year leading to unprecedented reorganization and capital restructuring, and a year presenting perhaps one of the biggest challenges for financial systems that we’ve historically ever seen. A...