Avoiding a government shutdown was positive, but there are still many events and trends that suggest a recession could be in the offing.

Borrowing costs, capital flows, pool of lenders, seller financing, and more.

Not every borrower, or even sector, can count on debt financing, but it also isn't impossible to find.

The threat of bankruptcy leave property owners with a set of tough options.

The process of delivering what investors, tenants, and regulators want is an opportunity to cut operating costs.

Still, there are some hopeful signs.

New York and Seattle give some hope that conditions might eventually turn around.

This is the first time it happened since S&P Global started keeping the data since 1994.