Federal Reserve – Commercial Observer

A lone train down a set of tracks.

MTA Passes 2021 Budget That Assumes $4.5B in Federal Aid to Avoid ‘Doomsday’ Cuts

By Chava Gourarie

Power in D.C.

Features · Players

Washington D.C.’s 25 Most Powerful Real Estate Players in 2020

By The Editors

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, greets Los Angeles Mayor Gavin Newsom while practice social distancing.

Industry Experts Barrack, Penner Sound Off on the Coronavirus Crisis

By Greg Cornfield

Colony Capital president and CEO Tom Barrack authored a blog post Sunday calling for immediate action from the government to support the commercial mortgage market and ward off a possible credit crisis.

Finance · Coronavirus

Fed Answers Calls to Save CRE Debt Markets On the Verge of Catastrophe

By Mack Burke

Jerome Powell.

Design + Construction · Finance

Fed Promises Aggressive Measures; Congress Relief Package Stalled

By Chava Gourarie

Paul Volcker testifying on Capitol Hill in 2008.

Industry Economists Praise Volcker Following His Death

By Matt Grossman

83 Maiden Lane.

Leases · Office

WeWork Takes 56K SF in Financial District

By Nicholas Rizzi

The Las Vegas Convention Center, near one of the portfolio properties.

Finance · Refinance

ACORE Issues $145M Debt Package to Refi Hotel Portfolio Out West

By Matt Grossman

Barry Sternlicht.

Finance · Industry

Frustrated With Trump, Starwood’s Sternlicht Cheers Investments Abroad

By Matt Grossman

Job-seekers attend a career fair in Fairfax, Va. this year.

Finance · Industry

Experts See Hope for Soft Landing in Weaker Jobs Report

By Matt Grossman

Freddie Mac's headquarters in McLean, Va.

Freddie Mac Issued $73B of Securities Last Year, Marking New High

By Matt Grossman

Brinks' custom-built facility at 652 Kent Avenue stores cash and features a shooting range.

Leases · Industrial

Armored Car Company Brink’s Renews 92K SF at Brooklyn Navy Yard

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Jerome Powell.

Fed Raises Rates Again but Moderates Its Outlook for 2019

By Matt Grossman

A stock trader at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

What Does October’s Abysmal Showing on Wall Street Mean for Commercial Real Estate?

By Nicholas Rizzi

A senior executive's departure, declining earnings and losses on two loans have all weighed on the major construction lender's stock price.

Finance · Construction

Bank OZK’s Stock Took a Hit. Can Its Risky Business Still Pay Off?

By Cathy Cunningham and Matt Grossman

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Finance · Features

Casualties of Trade War? Farmland Real Estate Is Holding Fast—for Now

By Mack Burke

HOT TICKETS: Lenders of all stripes are crowding into capital stacks' mezzanine levels.

Finance · Features

Another Fine Mezz: Maturing Cycle Gives Rise to a Mezzanine Lending Boom

By Matt Grossman

Are we in the dog days of CMBS? Not even close.

Finance · CMBS

Dog Days of CMBS? (If You Think This Cycle is Nearly Over, You’re Barking Mad): Fitch

By Mack Burke