Toughest Closing Ever – REO Edition
“We just want to give you one of our smaller deals first. You know, so we can see what you can do.” - Every New Client Ever Yes, an understandable sentiment from a financial institution looking
Rhenium In the News – Loan Sale
MIAMI — In a competitive sale process that generated more than 70 all cash offers in just 35 days, Rhenium Capital, a South Florida-based loan sale advisor, closed three non-performing loan sales on behalf of an institutional
I See Dead Deals
I See Dead Deals. Here are the Top 6 Signs that your CRE deal is DEAD and what you need to do to stay away.
Why it’s GAME OVER for GameStop
(And this time it’s NOT just Amazon’s fault) Here we are in Q2 2017 looking at more store closing headlines for national retailers. In fact, I’m looking at CoStar Group’s article on the Payless Ch11
2017: Bull Market Rodeo
We were right on our predictions for interest rates heading into 2017. Here’s what the rest of this year’s CRE Bull Market will look like and what YOU need to do.
Top 3 Predictions for Interest Rates
They say it’s a fools task to guess where interest rates will go. Well I’m your Huckleberry! Here are my Top 3 Predictions for Interest Rates
2017 Forecast: “Normal” is OVER!
What BREXIT, the Chicago Cubs and Donald Trump Mean for 2017 and Beyond
The Coming Condo Implosion
A near perfect storm is brewing down in sunny Miami, and not of the named tropical cyclone variety. This particular storm involves one too many luxury condos (actually +13,000), crumbling socialist regimes in South America
For Profit Colleges: The Death Rattle
I don’t plan on rehashing what I covered in my original and revised article For Profit Colleges: Just Say “No”, which covered an abridged history of recent events conspiring against this concept. As a quick
The No 1 Listing Killer: Days on Market
The most powerful marketing tool for selling commercial real estate is… THE PRICE! And the longer a property sits listed on market the lower its perceived value, and demand, can fall. Considering where we are
How to Avoid a Landlord NIGHTMARE
Most investors think good deals go bad and turn into nightmares as a result of a series of consequences: bad luck, bad tenants, bad market, etc. I assure you that is NOT the case, and
TOP 5 Things You Should HATE About CRE
The CRE industry can be a really tough business, but these five things make it so much harder than it needs to be for us. Yes, I know hate is a powerful word. But CRE
TOP 5 Things to LOVE About CRE
Finding your core, your passion, the things that keep you motivated isn’t always easy. Maintaining your passion and your focus can be tough sometimes, especially in the CRE game. But hey, if it were easy
TOP 5 Commercial Real Estate Losers in the Next Recession
In T minus 24 months the market will begin to see a 10% to 20% overall correction in asset prices. It may very well happen sooner. I still stand by my previous sentiments in Keep
Regulations Crush Small Banks and Consumers
Lehman collapsed in September 2008 and the bank bailout was quickly enacted the following October. Dodd Frank was signed into law in July 2010 and here we are in the summer of 2016 with the
For Profit Colleges: Just Say “NO”
Last Tuesday we released our CRE’S Dirty Dozen list and we received some push back on our #1 riskiest deal: for profit colleges (FPC). Frankly, we’re not too surprised. From emails to calls, the general
Asian Grocers Save American Retail
As headlines seem to be occurring weekly regarding national retailers liquidating,closing stores or being downgraded to junk credit, there has been a significant trend of expansion by Asian owned grocery store chains in the USA.
Keep Calm: There’s No Bubble
Some on Wall St, main street and the banks feel that real estate has reached yet another high I tend to agree and that prices will inevitably come down. Prices have essentially peaked across the
Micro Units: Return of the SRO
Micro units are a growing trend in the industry that is no longer confined to the coastal states. While the definition of what qualifies as a “micro unit” varies based on region, they are generally
The Staples/Office Depot Decision Was WRONG
It appears the Federal Trade Commission and the US District Court for the District of Columbia are stuck somewhere between the 1890’s and 1990’s when it comes to antitrust regulation. In a rather surprising move,
Bern The FED: Should The Federal Reserve Bank “Feel The Bern”
The idea of a central bank in the United States has been a controversial topic since the days of Alexander Hamilton the guy on the $10 bill. And while many things have changed over the
Donald Trump to Rollback Walmart and U.S
Thank you everyone who filled up our 1st webinar for CRE’s D12! One of our little quirks to make it a bit more interactive is to offer a free Catalyst or Flashpoint report for the
Cre’s Dirty Dozen
Welcome to our list of the 12 riskiest commercial real estate deals/tenants in today’s market, as compiled via our years of analysis of quite literally THOUSANDS of these deals. In this presentation we touch on
