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real-estateurban-economics1 year ago

"Assessing the Looming Crisis: Commercial Real Estate Challenges and Debt Maturities"

Arpit Gupta, associate professor of finance at NYU Stern School of Business, discusses the potential "financial urban doom loop" caused by the collapse in office real estate and its impact on big cities like New York and San Francisco. He highlights the role of property taxes in driving this cycle and explores the challenges facing urban areas in the future, including the lag in data and the unique recovery challenges for cities like San Francisco.

via Bloomberg|
#economic-cycle#office-real-estate#property-taxes
business2 years ago

WeWork's Bankruptcy: A Result of Office Market Downturn and Empty Offices

WeWork, the once high-flying desk-renting start-up, has filed for bankruptcy as it struggles with pricey leases signed before the pandemic and weak occupancy rates due to the rise of hybrid working. The company has reached an agreement with most of its creditors to convert $3 billion of existing loans and bonds into equity in the reorganized company. WeWork plans to terminate leases early with little financial penalty as it seeks to restructure its more than $13 billion in lease obligations. The bankruptcy filing includes a request to give up 69 leases, and the company is in negotiations with over 400 landlords to improve lease terms. WeWork's international business outside the US and Canada remains unaffected by the filing.

via Financial Times|
#bankruptcy#business#office-real-estate
business2 years ago

W.P. Carey's Office Exit: Navigating the 'Work-From-Home' Trend

Real estate investor W.P. Carey is exiting the office real estate market due to the decline in demand caused by the "work-from-home" trend during the pandemic. The company plans to spin off some of its office properties into a separate publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) and sell the remaining assets. CEO Jason Fox believes this move will lower the firm's cost of capital and create long-term value for shareholders. The announcement led to an 8% drop in W.P. Carey's shares, reaching their lowest level in over three years.

via Investopedia|
#business#commercial-office-space#office-real-estate
business2 years ago

Wells Fargo Faces Declining Office Real Estate Values and Downgrades

Banking giants like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley are bracing for losses as office real estate values decline due to the increasing prevalence of remote and hybrid work. Vacancies are rising, and banks are experiencing credit deteriorations in their commercial real estate loan portfolios. Wells Fargo reported higher losses in its office portfolio and increased its allowance for credit losses by $949 million. Bank of America's allowance for credit losses in commercial real estate rose to $1.3 billion, with $6.3 billion worth of office loans coming due in 2024. JPMorgan reported a provision for credit losses of $1.1 billion, with net charge-offs predominantly driven by office real estate. Despite the challenges, some banks have seen increases in commercial real estate revenue, attributed to higher interest rates and loan balances.

via Fortune|
#banking-giants#business#commercial-real-estate