The U.S. CMBS delinquency rate increased by 15 basis points to 1.85 percent in May from 1.70 percent in April, marking the largest month-over-month increase since October 2020, according to Fitch Ratings, which provides the following delinquency rate breakdown by … Continue reading →
Colliers reports that the U.S. office vacancy rate in Q1–2023 was 16.1 percent—higher than in Q1–2022 (15 percent) and Q1–2021 (14.2 percent). Construction activity slowed in Q1–2023, with 93.5 million square feet underway, compared to 121.9 million square feet in … Continue reading →
In a statement issued on May 4th, the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) prohibited payment service providers (PSPs) from carrying out or facilitating operations with cryptocurrency assets. According to the statement, the measure ordered by BCRA “seeks to mitigate the … Continue reading →
On March 22, the Arlington County Board voted 5-0 to adopt a series of Zoning Ordinance and General Land Use Plan amendments related to its Missing Middle Housing Study (MMHS). According to the county, “missing middle” is a term that … Continue reading →
A district judge in England has ordered Donelan Trading Ltd. to rebuild an 18th century pub building within 12 months and using the stones from the demolition rubble, according to The Washington Post. A trial last year at Burnley Magistrates’ … Continue reading →
A CRE CLO (commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation) is a securitization vehicle the underlying assets of which are short-term (usually three to five years), floating-rate loans collateralized by transitional properties. CRE CLOs are actively managed by an asset manager … Continue reading →
A Policy Analysis Report from San Francisco’s Budget and Legislative Analyst Office estimates that the shift to remote working has resulted in 147,303 fewer office workers in downtown San Francisco (“Downtown”) each workday. The report cites to an NBER Working … Continue reading →
The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“VFOIA”) proclaims that “[t]he affairs of government are not intended to be conducted in an atmosphere of secrecy since at all times the public is to be the beneficiary of any action taken at … Continue reading →
A new study by Watling and Breach finds that Britain’s housing shortage began at the beginning of the post-war period, not at its conclusion. England and Wales saw housebuilding rates drop by a third after the introduction of the Town … Continue reading →
Savills reports that Southeast Asia’s e-commerce sector is projected to develop at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34 percent to USD $102 billion by 2025, up from USD $5.5 billion in 2015. From 2016 to 2021, the total … Continue reading →