Anna Spiewak

MBA SPECIAL REPORT: CMBS Financing to Become More Attractive for Borrowers

CMBS financing terms are becoming increasingly more favorable for borrowers, suggested panelists at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention and Expo 2014.

Keith Rosenthal: Meeting Middle-Market M-F Demand

Keith Rosenthal, co-founder & president of Phoenix Realty Group L.L.C., blogs about middle-market America’s insatiable demand for multi-family housing, and how best to cater to that. Look for quarterly video commentaries from Rosenthal and CEO Michael Fried.

Economy Watch Weekly: GDP Up; Fed Tapers; Housing Recovery Slows

CPE’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Jan. 31. 

Live Chat with Colliers’ Coy Davidson

Join us on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. (EST) for CPE’s live Twitter chat with Colliers International Houston Senior Vice President Coy Davidson as he discusses medical office development and hospital systems. Davidson has been directly involved in more than 4 million square feet of office lease and sales transactions and more than 700 acres of commercial land site deals for a wide variety of clients, ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to Houston-based firms and small businesses. He has significant experience in the healthcare sector, including working with major hospital systems, private physician groups and medical office building owners, assisting with office…

Economy Watch: Personal Income, Consumption Rise in December; Consumers More Glum; Fannie Mae Says Delinquencies Down

U.S. personal income increased $2.3 billion in December. And personal consumption expenditures were up by $44.1 billion. Consumers are a little less optimistic now than at the end of last year. Fannie Mae reported that its single-family serious delinquency rate dropped to 2.38 percent in December, compared with 2.44 percent in November.

The January digital edition of CPE is now available!

Editor’s Note: New Year’s Resolutions This new year brings promise of further economic improvement, but as I noted last month, it brings ample challenges, as well. News Story: Reinventing South Street Seaport One thing is certain: South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan will be getting a makeover. Trend Story: Return of the Hotel Renovation The hotel industry is undergoing a renaissance. Cover Story: Skill Search Hiring: Demand for Talent, with a Taste for Capital Raising and Deployment Stars to Watch: Rising Leaders in CRE Plenty of people land a great deal before the age of 40. Sustainability: Water Works Payback issues aside,…

January Issue

Read about  hiring, demand for talent, with a taste for capital raising and deployment; Stars to Watch; return of the hotel renovation trend, and more!  

Economy Watch Weekly: Good Week for Economy, but Investors Grumpy Anyway

CPE’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Jan. 24. 

Cornerstone Taps CBRE GMM’s Brown as President

There will soon be a new president onboard at Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers. The global real estate investment manager’s succession planning process has resulted in the tapping of longtime real estate industry executive Scott Brown to step into the position.