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Commercial real estate will suffer a recession if banks don’t start lending again, warns property billionaire Ross Perot Jr.

June 1, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

The Commercial Real Estate sector is at risk of a recession, warned Ross Perot Jr. The real estate billionaire said banks needed to lend to the industry to avoid a sharp downturn. Some lenders have […]

Can ‘social housing’ help solve California’s housing crisis?

May 31, 2023 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

Over the past half-decade, California lawmakers have signed off on almost a hundred laws seeking to alleviate the state’s deepening housing crisis. Yet developers still aren’t building anywhere near enough affordably priced homes for everyone who needs them. […]

Elon Musk warns house prices are set to plunge – and says commercial real estate is in meltdown

May 30, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

Brace for the intense pressure on commercial real estate to spread to house prices, Elon Musk says. “Commercial real estate is melting down fast. Home values next,” the tech billionaire tweeted. Investors are worried about […]

NEMETHY: Small US banks and commercial real estate – a doom loop?

May 30, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

There is the possibility of a doom loop between Small US banks and commercial real estate. The scenario looks like this: Small banks in the US hold over 70% of commercial real estate loans. Prices […]

Commercial real estate, a red flag for banking sector recovery – JPMorgan CEO

May 26, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

Weakness in the Commercial real estate industry poses risks to the recovery of the US banking sector, JPMorgan & Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned during the bank’s investor conference Monday. Impacted by the slew of […]

Jamie Dimond warns of a commercial real estate downturn

May 25, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

New YorkCNN — Economists are concerned about the $20 trillion commercial real estate (CRE) industry and so is JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimond. The regional banking crisis is having a knock-on effect on commercial real estate lending, […]

Commercial real estate poses risks to US banks – and lenders should brace for higher interest rates, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns

May 23, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

The US banking sector is still recovering from the worst turmoil since the 2008 financial crisis, but its troubles may be far from over. JPMorgan & Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned that the next […]

‘Perfect Storm’ Could Slam Commercial Real Estate and US Financial System, Warns Economist Peter St Onge

May 22, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

A weakening commercial real estate sector could be a canary in the coal mine for the US financial system at large, according to economist Peter St Onge. In a new video update, the analyst says […]

How Is the Dollar’s Drop in Value Impacting Commercial Real Estate Investment?

May 19, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

Today, more than ever, we must understand the macro global environment and its potential impacts on the local economy and real estate investment. On my recent investors call, a question was raised about the downward […]

US Commercial Real Estate post first price decline in a decade

May 18, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

The prices of US Commercial Real Estate properties fell for the first time since 2011, according to Moody’s Analytics. Moody’s reported a less than 1% drop in CRE prices in the first quarter, subsequent to […]

Rocket lost money last year, so why are its shares up?

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, lost money in 2023, but executives have expressed confidence about a big turnaround by touting investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the company’s profitability. Despite reporting […]

Industry experts are closely watching delinquency rates, insurance costs

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Mortgage servicers, regulators and economists are closely watching the delinquency rates for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans following a spike in the fourth quarter of 2023. Industry experts say that although there’s a correlation […]

Jobs data sends mortgage rates higher

February 3, 2024 Comments Off

Today we got a jobs Friday hat trick! Better headline jobs were reported, with positive revisions and more robust wage growth, which caught bond traders off guard and sent bond yields and mortgage rates […]