Commercial Real Estate news and trends

Washington Federal Bank to Sell 2,000 Commercial Real Estate Loans to Bank of America
Banking // May 17, 2024

Washington Federal Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of WaFd, has disclosed its agreement to sell some commercial multi-family real estate loans to Bank of America for about $2.9 billion. WaFd said in a Friday (May 17) filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the deal involves 2,000 commercial multi-family...

Fed Governor Lisa Cook Highlights Private Credit as Emerging Issue
Banking // May 08, 2024

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook highlighted commercial real estate, private credit and cyber risks as potential issues. Speaking Wednesday (May 8) at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., Cook provided a current assessment of financial stability and highlighted these issues as potential vulnerabilities. The commercial real estate (CRE) sector continues...

Luxury Firms Compete for Buildings on Fifth Avenue
Retail // April 08, 2024

Luxury firms Chanel and LVMH are reportedly competing to become the new owner of a building on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. Both companies have been in talks to buy the location on the luxury shopping corridor, Bloomberg reported Monday (April 8). Global luxury retailers have been competing to buy buildings on Fifth...

Luxury Brands Spend Billions for High-End Shopping Real Estate
Retail // April 07, 2024

Luxury brands like Gucci are reportedly spending billions to stay at high-profile addresses. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday (April 6), these companies are worried that if they don’t snatch up their flagship stores, one of their competitors will purchase the property and evict them....

Interviews & Exclusives
Appear Here And How Brands Can Rethink Physical Retail

August 02, 2017
“We want to saturate the cities we are in, in terms of number of places, before moving on to the next place. It is important for us not to scale super quickly, but to really hone in on cities and build real relationships there with the landlords and the potential tenants in an area.”

Quick Reads
Shopping Center Vacancies Hit Lowest Level in 20 Years

June 09, 2024
Don’t write any obituaries for the American shopping center just yet. As The New York Times (NYT) reported Sunday (June 9), retail landlords are now finding themselves with soaring demand for spaces.  As construction declined and underperforming stores vacated, landlords began signing up tenants that would draw more traffic and keep people hanging around — […]

Washington Federal Bank to Sell 2,000 Commercial Real Estate Loans to Bank of America

May 17, 2024
Washington Federal Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of WaFd, has disclosed its agreement to sell some commercial multi-family real estate loans to Bank of America for about $2.9 billion. WaFd said in...

Fed Governor Lisa Cook Highlights Private Credit as Emerging Issue

May 08, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook highlighted commercial real estate, private credit and cyber risks as potential issues. Speaking Wednesday (May 8) at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., Cook provided a current assessment of financial...

Luxury Firms Compete for Buildings on Fifth Avenue

April 08, 2024
Luxury firms Chanel and LVMH are reportedly competing to become the new owner of a building on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. Both companies have been in talks to buy the location on the luxury shopping...