Research Center

Growth Factor

(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)

New York City Spotlight: Second-Quarter Blues

(commercial lis pendens)

Yielding Benefits

(REIT dividend yield by sector)

Going Down

(CMBS delinquencies by property type; $ in billions)

Summer Slowdown

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

2013 Top Commercial Owners

Our observation is that successful owners are not just traders in and out of properties each time a cap rate adjustment occurs. Cycles come and go, but long-term ownership keeps you looking smarter year over year.

The Positive Effect of 2003

By Larry Kay In 2013, about 65 percent of the year’s maturities will be from the 2003 vintage year. We expect that the 2003 vintage-year maturities will benefit from loan amortization, property appreciation and the positive spread on 10-year Treasury rates, which averaged about 4 percent in 2003. As a result, the 2003-vintage maturities will have a much more dramatic effect on this year’s maturity and delinquency performance. With our expectation that 2013 should be a good year for loan maturity payoffs, it should also be positive for CMBS delinquencies, including the underlying property-type delinquency rates and amounts. Fundamentals in…

REIT-fully Yours

(U.S. equity REIT year-to-date total return by sector)

Summer Solutions

(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)

New York City Spotlight: Going Up

(number of commercial foreclosures)