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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky around the time the company announced it was laying off some 1,900 employees amid steep losses during the early days of COVID.

Finance · Politics & Real Estate

As Airbnb Goes Public, Challenges Remain — And Not Just From the Pandemic

By Tom Acitelli

605 Third Avenue

Finance · CMBS

Morgan Stanley Provides $400M CMBS Refi for Fisher Brothers’ 605 Third Avenue

By Cathy Cunningham

An illustration of buildings with a 10 looming behind it.

Leases · Coronavirus

COVID Dings the Conventional 10-Year Office Lease in Manhattan

By Tom Acitelli

250 West 57th Street.

Finance · CMBS

Morgan Stanley Provides $180M CMBS Recap on ESRT Midtown Office Property

By Mack Burke

Finance · Industry

Face-Off: Traditional vs. Alternative Lenders

By Mack Burke

Lenders’ Lessons From COVID

By Mack Burke

120 Wall Street (center).

Finance · CMBS

Trio of Banks Provides $165M CMBS Refi on Silverstein’s 120 Wall Street: Updated

By Mack Burke

The 41-story Ernst & Young Plaza tower at 725 South Figueroa Street

Finance · CMBS

Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Behind $305M Loan for Brookfield’s LA Office

By Greg Cornfield

Work from home

Productivity Drops as Work From Home Fatigue Sets In, Survey of Employers Finds

By Nicholas Rizzi

Chasewood Technology Park.

Finance · Acquisition

Morgan Stanley Lends $46M on Purchase of Houston-Area Office Complex

By Mack Burke

Jeffery Hayward (left) and Michele Evans.

Finance · Industry

Two Fannie Mae Veteran Executives Take on Elevated Roles at the GSE

By Mack Burke

HelloOffice Launches Silicon Valley Post

By Greg Cornfield

Office sales volume is on pace to be lower than the 2009 recession, especially if shutdowns continue.

Sales · Coronavirus

LA Saw 10-Year Low for Office Sales; Sublease Space Jumped a Record-High 22 percent

By Greg Cornfield

Fivesquares' Andrew Altman.

Finance · Refinance

Argentic, Goldman Sachs Provide $93M CMBS Refi on New DC Mixed-Use Asset

By Mack Burke

A sky shot of a city dense with buildings.

Leases · Coronavirus

Leases are Getting Shorter and Rents are Dropping with U.S. Office Market in Turmoil

By Greg Cornfield

The portfolio consists of a two-building, 195,900-square-foot office project at 2801 and 2815 Townsgate Road.

Sales · Commercial

Omninet Capital Continues Expanding with $55M Office Portfolio in LA

By Greg Cornfield

FHFA director Mark Calabria.

Finance · Industry

JP, Morgan Stanley to Advise GSEs in Planned Recaps, Conservatorship Exits [Updated]

By Mack Burke

88 University Place

IBM Leaving 70K SF WeWork Outpost in Union Square

By Nicholas Rizzi