commercial real estate

Multifamily Units and Median Rents 2009

This is a summary of an excellent and clear report put out by Elizabeth Warren chair of the Congressional oversight panel.  Warren is a refreshingly honest and clear voice among the politicking, greed and fear mongering that surrounds this historically defining issue.  The report is a 190 page turner for me (under employed hedgie / consultant).

Here is a video highlighting what …read more

Latest details on residential Manhattan Real Estate. Uh oh!

   I will let the pictures do the talking, fiscal reality meets physical realty.  My opinions on why this is happening and how much farther it could go.

Price declines 10-18%, Sales Declines of $+6 billion, listing discounts increasing to greater than +10%, average days on the market increasing over 175 days, you get the picture and with Job losses increasing …read more