Commercial Real Estate Crisis

Geithner: Commercial Real Estate Loans Still Problematic (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (MARY GORDON -- AP) -- Mounting losses from commercial real estate loans will continue to be a problem for the U.S. and especially smaller ...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Elizabeth Warren Warns About Commercial Real Estate Crisis, 'Downward Spiral' For Small Businesses, Local Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even as the economy shows signs of recovery, a government watchdog is warning that another financial crisis is coming round the bend -- and that the T...

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Mortgage Bankers Association Unloads Its Headquarters At Huge Loss

Posted 05.25.2011

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Call it real estate irony. The Washington Post reports that the Mortgage Bankers Association, the trade group that represents about 2,400 real est...

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'Zombie Buildings': Are They The Next Economic Calamity? (VIDEO)

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Christine Spolar and Lagan Sebert | Posted 05.25.2011

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While the overall U.S. financial system is showing signs of stability, a rapidly rising tide of troubled loans for commercial real estate threatens th...

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Commercial Real Estate Bust Looms For Regional Banks

Jul. 24, 2009 | Colin Barr, Senior Writer | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Regional banks can no longer ignore the elephant in the room -- their exposure to the commercial real estate bust. Though housi...

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Commercial Real Estate Crash Would Cripple U.S. Banks

Sheldon Filger | Posted 05.25.2011

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A commercial real estate implosion has been predicted for months by many observers, including this writer.

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First Case Of Predatory Lending In Commercial Real Estate?

businessinsider.com | Joe Weisenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is this the first official allegation of predatory lending in the commercial real estate space? A reader passes on a recently filed lawsuit brought...

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