Beltway Buzz

Does FDIC think about the impact it’s having on commercial real estate

Let me start off by saying that of course FDIC’s main mission is to get the best deal it can for taxpayers. The agency is trying to sell off a huge number...

Sen Dodd is on the right track

Well it looked like somebody besides the Real Estate Roundtable took note of the Congressional Oversight Panel’s report on the problems facing the commercial real estate industry. U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher...

FDIC Securitization and What It Would Mean for PPIP

It is looking likely the FDIC will eventually begin to securitize assets it has taken over from failed banks. There are a lot of reasons to like this plan, if you are...

Getting Ready for Shoe #2

Signs are growing that commercial real estate’s precarious hold on stability may be slipping. Since the start of the year, federal regulatory authorities have shut down nine banks – a whopping five alone...

Much Ado – or Not – Over New Financial Regs

Much ado is being made about the Obama’s Administration’s proposal to overhaul the financial sector. To be sure, for the commercial real estate industry there is much to fret about – and hope...