Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Yet Another Tough Forecast for CRE...

For Commercial Real Estate, Hard Times Have Just Begun - NYTimes.com:

Tough Sledding Still Forecasted for CRE...

"Even though industry lobbyists were able to persuade Congress to extend a loan program aimed at prodding the stalled securitization market back to life, several analysts said it was unlikely to head off a spate of defaults, foreclosures and bankruptcies that could surpass the devastating real estate crash of the early 1990s."

...About $393 billion worth of mortgages are scheduled to mature by the end of next year alone, and an estimated $39 billion more were due to expire this year but have been extended, he said...

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