{"id":1004382626,"date":"2020-01-16T05:53:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T13:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004382626"},"modified":"2020-02-18T07:57:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T15:57:27","slug":"daily-reads-jan-16-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/daily-reads-jan-16-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"DAILY READS: Jan. 16, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nreionline.com\/cmbs\/cmbs-delinquencies-stay-low-2020-one-exception\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>CMBS Delinquencies to Stay Low in 2020\u2014With One Exception<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Moody\u2019s Delinquency Tracker also recorded the lowest CMBS delinquency rate in a decade in December. The all-property 60+ day delinquency rate tracked by the firm declined to 2.77 percent during the month, according to Moody\u2019s researchers\u2014down 13 basis points from the rate recorded in November. It was also 115 basis points lower compared to December of 2018.&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>\u2014National Real Estate Investor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commercialobserver.com\/2020\/01\/nightingale-wafra-land-145m-in-acquisition-financing-for-111-wall-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Nightingale, Wafra Land $145M in Acquisition Financing for 111 Wall Street<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;SL Green Realty Corp.&nbsp;led the financing, providing a $110 million senior loan,&nbsp;along with an undisclosed mezzanine lender who chipped in $35 million.&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>\u2014Commercial Observer<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-page-title\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004382659\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/daily-reads-jan-16-2020\/rock-center\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/Rock-Center.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"811,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Dave Haas&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1212404153&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rock Center\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/Rock-Center.jpg?w=811\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1004382659 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/Rock-Center.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/Rock-Center.jpg 811w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/Rock-Center.jpg?resize=300,229 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/Rock-Center.jpg?resize=768,587 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ny.curbed.com\/2020\/1\/15\/21065977\/rockefeller-center-nyc-renovation-landmarks-preservation-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Rockefeller Center\u2019s Public Plaza Could Get a Major Revamp<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Changes to the channel gardens would include adding reflective, translucent glass blocks to its six pools, allowing light to pass through and letting visitors see through to the concourse below. The proposal also suggests relocating the &#8216;Credo&#8217; monument from the sunken plaza stairs to the garden\u2019s Fifth Avenue entrance.&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>\u2014Curbed<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"fs-headline speakable-headline font-base\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alyyale\/2020\/01\/15\/mortgage-rates-drop--and-could-go-lower-thanks-to-global-uncertainty\/#6fdf45884aa5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Mortgage Rates Drop\u2014And Could Go Lower Thanks To Global Uncertainty<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div>&#8220;According to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage rates dropped to an average 3.87% this week\u2014their lowest point since September.&#8221;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>\u2014Forbes<\/em><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/washington-dc\/news\/economic-development\/amazon-plans-to-begin-work-on-hq2-development-this-month-102548\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Plans to Begin Work On HQ2 Development This Month<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amazon has already moved more than&nbsp;400 employees&nbsp;into leased office space in nearby&nbsp;Crystal City, but&nbsp;it plans to break ground on the&nbsp;first phase of new development at its second headquarters&nbsp;this month,&nbsp;Bisnow has learned.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>\u2014Bisnow<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pionline.com\/esg\/esg-not-big-factor-fund-selection-among-most-investors-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>ESG Not a Big Factor in Fund Selection Among Most Investors<em>\u2014<\/em>Study<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Conducted in November, the online survey found more than half of global investors with $5 trillion in assets said that a fund&#8217;s performance track record, the investment philosophy of its managers and in-house investment selection process were the top factors guiding fund selection.&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>\u2014Pensions &amp; Investments<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/business\/real-estate\/article\/Houston-cost-of-housing-and-transportation-par-14977553.php\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Houston Cost of Housing and Transportation Par with New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the monthly housing costs in 2016, the most recent data available, for a median Houston household was $1,379, 22 percent less than that in New York City, a family of Houstonians finds themselves paying $1,152 monthly on transportation, 38 percent more than what a family of New Yorkers generally pays.&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>\u2014Chron.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"link-2e1482de\" class=\"css-1s4ffep e1h9rw200\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/15\/business\/trump-opportunity-zone-investigation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"balancedHeadline\"><strong>Trump Tax Break That Benefited the Rich Is Being Investigated<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The inquiry is being conducted at the request of three Democratic lawmakers, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, Representative Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri and Representative Ron Kind of Wisconsin.&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>\u2014New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"header-content-container\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"top-authors\">\n<div class=\"contrib-container top-contrib\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revamp for Rock Center. 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