According to the IEA, the buildings and construction sector accounted for 36 percent of final energy use and 39 percent of energy and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018, 11 percent of which resulted from manufacturing building materials and … Continue reading →
According to Bloomberg (citing research from JLL), deals for office space in Ireland dropped by 83 percent in Q4-2022, as inflation, higher interest rates and downsizing by IT companies impacted the country’s CRE market. Office deals declined from €756 million … Continue reading →
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an alert to financial institutions regarding potential investments in the U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) sector by sanctioned Russian individuals and entities. Because of the highly complex financing methods and opaque ownership … Continue reading →
Higher interest rates, persistent inflation and weak economic growth will contribute to more maturity defaults in 2023, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch projects its U.S. CMBS loan delinquency rate will increase to between 4.0 percent and 4.5 percent by YE … Continue reading →
Home prices in the U.S. fell by 1.1 percent between July and August, according to Full Stack Economics (citing data from the Case-Shiller index). However, significant variations exist at the metropolitan area level. For example, in metropolitan Austin, home prices … Continue reading →
Swedish property companies must roll over $40.8 billion of maturing bond debt over the next five years, a quarter of which falls due in 2023, according to Bloomberg. Floating-rate bonds and near-term maturities render the Swedish real estate market more … Continue reading →
The current Bank of England base interest rate—the rate that largely determines mortgage interest rates—is 2.25 percent. This week, the average interest rates for two and five-year fixed rate mortgages topped six percent for the first time in over a … Continue reading →
The amount of cash held by U.S. companies has increased from $1.6 trillion in 2000 to about $5.8 trillion in 2022, according to the Kellogg School of Management. Thirteen non-financial companies in the S&P 500, including Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft, … Continue reading →
Shanghai-based real estate developer Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. has missed the interest and principal payment of a $1.02 billion offshore bond due on Sunday, according to Reuters. This was the first missed public offshore payment for Shimao, which has an … Continue reading →
As mortgage demand falls, residential real estate companies are reducing their workforce. Redfin is laying off 470 employees and Compass is shedding 450 jobs (10 percent of its workforce), according to MarketWatch. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted this … Continue reading →