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The Commercial Mortgage Alert Trepp weekly survey of 15 active portfolio lenders came in a little during the week with all-in costs remaining in the 5.00+/- percent range.

The Commercial Mortgage Alert Trepp weekly survey of 15 active portfolio lenders widened 5 to 10 basis points during the week, with all-in costs remaining in the 5.00+/- percent range.

The Commercial Mortgage Alert Trepp weekly survey of 15 active portfolio lenders remained relatively unchanged during the most recent survey period. And as we seem to say, all-in costs remain in the 5.00+/- percent range and should be range bound for the foreseeable future, subject to a “Black Swan” event.

Built in 1931, the 102-story Empire State Building is undergoing a retrofit that will make it one of the greenest structures in New York when completed in two years. Read Anthony E. Malkin explain the decision to create a window refurbishing facility onsite and how the eight steps taken in the retrofit will reduce energy use by 38 percent, save $4.4 million annually, and avoid 105,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions over the next 15 years—all without creating tons of waste for landfills.

Chicago is experiencing a surge of hotel development—and seeing the repurposing of classic historic structures in the process.

Governments across the nation have long recognized the need to preserve open space. What may have been underestimated, however, is the commercial value of open space and its potential to create value.

The Trepp survey for the most recent period showed spreads coming in a further 10-plus basis points as securitized and conventional lenders continue their war of attrition, compressing lending spreads in response to investors continuing to drive down yields on super-senior tranches of recent CMBS offerings.

A new U.S. forecast from the Urban Land Institute and EY projects continued improvement for real estate capital markets and commercial real estate fundamentals. The latest findings reveal high expectations for growth in the housing sector, as well as improved confidence about commercial mortgage–backed securities (CMBS) issuance, existing single-family housing prices, and industrial-sector fundamentals when compared to responses from just six months ago.

ULI Cincinnati’s Real Estate Accelerator Lab (REAL) is a nine-month program beginning in September and ending in May of the following calendar year. Program participants are chosen to bring together a diverse class with a focus on leadership and those typically underrepresented in the real estate development industry.

The real estate market faces an uncertain recovery, said ULI Chairman Jeremy Newsum in a recent video interview, because it follows the world economy, which itself remains fragile. Newsum added that he sees an end to the “old abnormal” behaviors which made real estate the puppet of finance. Find out which countries he sees as bright spots in the global economy, and how smart firms should be adapting themselves to changing market needs.