Features

Quick Action Leads to Loan Closing for a Complicated Transaction

Lisa Brown | August 10, 2020

Provident needed to close the Star loan transaction in less than two weeks, while in the middle of the COVID shutdown, so PCCP moved quickly and provided a creative solution for the complex transaction.

Office Users Are Delaying Lease Negotiations

Kelsi Maree Borland | August 10, 2020

For office users that can delay making a decision, they are delaying. For those that can’t, they are asking for an extension.

Features

How Hotel Design Can Adjust Public Perceptions

Lisa Brown | August 10, 2020

Operational procedure adjustments for heavily trafficked areas along with signage and technology can help with public perception, says Eric Price with Lowney Architecture, who shared how hotels can adapt to the changing travel landscape.

Retail Rent Collections Increased in July

Kelsi Maree Borland | August 10, 2020

July rent collections for retail properties increased nearly 15% compared to June and 36% compared to May.

News

LIHC, Rockport Mortgage Provide $65M for Manhattan Affordable Housing

Erika Morphy | August 07, 2020

The FHA Section 223(f) refinancing loan will maintain the affordability of Renwick Garden Apartments in Kips Bay

Commentary

How the Pandemic is Reshaping Central Florida’s Retail Market

Jorge Rodriguez | August 07, 2020

With fewer visitors to eat, shop and stay, and unemployment numbers in the double digits, Central Florida retailers are navigating uncharted waters and trying to stay afloat.

Features

It Will Take More Than A Vaccine for This Lender to Come Back In Full Force

Les Shaver | August 07, 2020

“We have shied away from projects that are four or five years in length just because we don’t know where the economy will stand at the end of the project.”

Analysis

Additional Unemployment Payments Are Done, Missed Rent Payments Are Just Getting Started

Patrick Smith | August 07, 2020

32 million Americans are currently receiving unemployment benefits, without which many will be in a difficult position come the first of the month.

Analysis

Slower Mobility Expected to Transform Real Estate Markets

Michael Riccardi | August 07, 2020

The pandemic and economic renewal were the top two issues listed in CRE’s report, “The Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate” for 2020-21.

Analysis

'General Economic Malaise' Upends Many Construction Projects

R. Robin McDonald | August 07, 2020

While a number of developments have stalled, and some have been canceled, many not-yet-completed real estate construction projects will still go forward, although likely at a slower pace, according to Moody's Analytics.