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Experts told Commercial Observer they expect consolidation in debt funds should the economy tank.

Finance · Features

Packing It In: Debt Funds Could Be in Trouble Should the Economy Tank

By Nicholas Rizzi

Construction worker wages went up 5.4 percent last year, the biggest annual increase since before the Great Recession. Photo: Getty Images

What Does the Investment Sales Slump Mean for Lenders?

By Adam Bonislawski

90 Park Avenue.

Leases · Office

Trump’s Financial Deregulation Plan Would Be Boon for NYC Leasing: Vornado

By Cathy Cunningham

Ann Hambly.

CMBS Risk Retention 101

By Ann Hambly

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a press conference following the announcement that the Fed will raise interest rates, in Washington, D.C., today. Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

Fed Announces Long-Awaited Rate Hike With More Increases Ahead

By Danielle Balbi

2016: The Year Conventional Wisdom Died

By Terence Cullen

Annual US CMBS Issuance from 2000 to Present

Finance · CMBS

2016 CMBS Slowdown Shows Market Caution

By Rheaa Rao

Kara McShane on Wells Fargo's trading floor at 375 Park Avenue. Photo credit: Chris Sorenson.

Wells Fargo’s Kara McShane is the Lender’s Lender

By Danielle Balbi

Game of Risk. Photo by Kaitlyn Flannagan/ Observer.

Risky Business: CMBS Barbelling is on the Rise

By Adam Bonislawski

Barney Frank and Chris Dodd. Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Dodd-Frank No More?

By Danielle Balbi

David Durning, Michael Higgins, Alexander Joerg, Jerome Sanzo, Mark S. Edelstein. Credit: Sean Zanni, Patrick McMullan.

Global Lenders Opine on Mezz Debt, Gateway Cities and Uncle Sam’s New Rules

By Cathy Cunningham

CNN projects the 2016 Presidential Election results on the Empire State Building. Courtesy: Empire State Realty Trust.

Will Trump Win Have Brexit-Caliber Effects on Financial Markets?

By Cathy Cunningham

Barney Frank. Photo: Emily Assiran/Commercial Observer

Barney Frank Wanted to Focus on Affordable Housing, But the Banks Sunk His Boat

By Danielle Balbi

Courtesy:Win McNamee / Getty Images

Design + Construction · Policy

Legislation Aimed at Overthrowing Dodd-Frank Steams Ahead

By Cathy Cunningham

The new HVCRE rule is pushing construction lending from banks to alternative lenders, but at a cost (CREDIT: Getty images).

As Banks Struggle to Navigate the HVCRE Maze, Borrowers Are Turning to Alternative Lenders

By Danielle Balbi

Happy Sixth Birthday, Dodd-Frank!

Finance · CMBS

Dodd-Frank: Six Years of Success or Failure?

By Cathy Cunningham

The Alternative Finance Issue.

The Alternative Finance Issue

By Danielle Balbi and Cathy Cunningham

770 Broadway.

Financial Services and Tech Dominate Midtown South Leasing: CBRE

By Terence Cullen