Research

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, commercial real estate investments fell in the first half of the year, according to a new report from JLL.

Banks were the source of more than 70% of loan originations in the second quarter, a lending share that has more than doubled from recent averages. Much of that growth was driven by regional banks, according to the CBRE report.

A Hub and Spoke model is just one short-term tactic being explored by global tech employers seeking to adapt in new and innovative ways to confront changing workplace dynamics.

Higher costs from COVID-19 and lower revenues from pausing profitable elective surgeries have hurt Houston-area healthcare providers, prompting them to pause real estate projects and transactions.

"The pandemic has put a premium on e-commerce activity," Scott Amoson, director of research for Colliers International in Atlanta.

"As consumers and businesses adapt to enforced distancing and lockdown measures, the way in which Americans use commercial property has abruptly changed."

REIS forecast a "record" decline in asking and effective rents by between 3.4% and 3.9% for 2020 alone.

The largest new delinquency in July was the $267 million Gurnee Mills loan, which became 60 days delinquent during the month.