The TreppWire Podcast: A Commercial Real Estate Show

In this week’s episode, our team weighs in on the latest mixed economic data and covers the falling CMBS delinquency rate that hit a new milestone in the pandemic era. We also discuss green shoot stories for office, our Deal of the Week, and recent must-know activity in the hotel market. Stick around as we talk luxury handbags and try to wrap our heads around NFT McRibs and metaverse sneakers. Epi...

In this week’s episode, Orest Mandzy, Managing Editor of CRE Direct joins to discuss our Quarterly Data Review, a recap of the top CRE and CMBS data from the quarter. We also talk about a big Trading Alert that represents a positive for the Chicago office market, discuss the health sciences sector that is heating up, and cover mall loan liquidations. Download the Quarterly Data Review here: https:...

Near term market outlook is positive but elevated prices, supply chain problems, a shortage of workers, and the Delta Variant are creating uncertainty. In this week's episode, we discuss the scariest macroeconomic issues in terms of impact on commercial real estate. Darren King, Trepp’s Head of CMBS joins us to discuss the almost-record CMBS issuance and explains what is happening in the conduit m...

In this week's episode, we go behind the headlines of the latest bank earnings and economic news. In commercial real estate and CMBS, we dive into a wave of negative office downsizing stories, several retail Trading Alerts about mall loan extensions, and some office sales and signings. Tune in for our discussion of the death of the fun-sized candy bar. Episode Notes: Fed tapering, economic update...

In this episode, we welcome back special guest, Mike Flood, Senior Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Policy and Member Engagement at the Mortgage Bankers Association to give us a round-up of the latest regulations and how they currently are impacting (and potentially will impact) commercial real estate. We discuss taxes, infrastructure, and the debt ceiling, and then dive into the multifami...

While the rest of the economy drops with signs of turmoil this week, the commercial real estate market has been holding strong. In this week’s episode, we discuss inflation and supply chain issues impacting the markets. Then, we dive into some positive signs for CRE in terms of CMBS and bank loan delinquencies, and the latest office, retail, and hotel news. Tune in now. Episode Notes: • Inflation...

In this week’s episode of The TreppWire Podcast, we discuss the Evergrande news, comparing what we are seeing now to the Great Financial Crisis. We dive into a headline story that our own TreppWire team uncovered involving a misallocation of $12 million to CMBS bondholders. Professor Lonnie Hendry joins to give his office market predictions and share a rental rates 101 segment. Finally, what happe...

The 100th episode of The TreppWire Podcast is here! Thank you to our listeners who have been along for the journey. In the milestone episode, we review stats that have taken CRE on a wild ride: COVID cases, travel numbers, unemployment, occupancy levels, and loan delinquencies. Then, we dive into this week’s news about business travel, real estate regulations, retail must-knows, and the return to...

The latest job claims update, higher than expected wage growth, and economic slowdown this summer due to the delta variant have us weighing the possibility of a future sell-off. In this week’s episode of The TreppWire Podcast, we dive into the latest change-up in return to office plans and what this means for the office market in various cities, we talk through Labor Day travel numbers and signs o...

Mixed economic and commercial real estate headlines have us in a circle as we weigh the points and counterpoints of different stories impacting the markets. In this week’s episode of The TreppWire Podcast, we dive into the large decline in the CMBS delinquency rate, share several office and lodging stories, analyze hotel occupancy, review “better-than-ever” demand for several retailers that report...

Access the survey results here: https://www.trepp.com/2021-cre-sentiment-survey-results Concerns over economic conditions, the Delta variant, and inflation continue to weigh on commercial real estate market participants. But are there any blind spots that investors should be watching for? In a special episode, we reveal the results of Trepp’s 2021 CRE Sentiment Survey, highlighting some of the mos...

Take Trepp's CRE Sentiment Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S2YNXYD In this week’s episode, we weigh the potential catalysts for a future credit crisis and review retail earnings for Walmart, Home Depot, Target, etc. which all beat on the bottom line. In CRE and CMBS news, we cover our latest headlines on mall value reductions, loans becoming newly delinquent, office lease renewals and sales...

In this week’s episode, our theme is a summer potpourri, a mix of retail and office headlines that are important to the commercial real estate finance market. We discuss the potential for borrowers handing back the keys, positive signs from Dillard’s earnings, WeWork’s latest partnership, upcoming foreclosure auctions, and office returns and rollbacks. Episode Notes: The time to taper is coming (0...

In this week’s episode, we dive into the takeaways from the week's economic news and cover more earnings for giants in the hardest-hit sectors, lodging and retail. We run through the latest hotel transactions and what the sales mean for the market, discuss a tenant/mall lawsuit, and rollbacks for firms' return to the office plans. Lastly, we cover the extension of the eviction moratorium and the t...

In this week’s episode of The TreppWire Podcast, we cover trends from the latest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and behind the tech giants’ and REIT earnings reports. We also dive into some key stories including how certain retail closures can impact a mall, more office lease and tenant moves, and the rise in hotel occupancy. Finally, we cover the latest news on the Eviction Moratorium and give a sneak...

In this week’s episode, we give a list of retail loans that can be noted as in "purgatory." Then, we dive into mall value reductions, share a “man on the ground” view of the current state of NYC, and run through the latest office lease renewals. We also review the possibility that we may be defying normal economic measures in the current climate, with the news that the recession is over (and laste...

In this week’s episode, we dive into our latest analysis of financial benchmarks like net operating income, revenue, and occupancy by commercial real estate property type to assess the impact of the pandemic. We also give a review of office maturity data, showing some significant tenant rollover, discuss Fed Chair Powell’s latest inflation comments, Q2 2021 bank earnings, and this week's headlines...

Issuance activity is on the upswing for 2021 and some are predicting we could set a new record for the year. In this week’s episode, Darren King, Trepp’s Head of CMBS joins to give a deep dive on what we are seeing in terms of conduit, SASB, and CRE CLO issuance trends. We also review a blend of headlines for the retail and office sectors amid a return to normalcy. Finally, with employees heading...

Back in December 2020, The TreppWire Podcast team offered performance predictions for each property type as the return to normalcy began to come into focus. In this week’s episode, we are back to grade the predictions, comparing the delinquency rates for lodging, retail, multifamily, office, and industrial to what we are seeing now. We also dive into a distressed asset trading alert where we expla...

In this week’s episode, we walk through the week’s regulatory and economic headlines, dive into the Fed’s Stress Testing results, and give an update on the must-know, good, and bad news for the office sector as companies return to work. We also share our latest retail round-up, highlighting several mall loans that may need to go into witness protection due to valuation reductions, reclassification...

Trepp just wrapped up our mid-year analysis (aptly called The Mid-Year Magazine) that will be published next week with Commercial Real Estate Direct. In this week’s episode, we walk through some of the mid-year analyses of the good, the bad, and the unknown for each CRE property type while sprinkling in some updates from recent TreppWire stories. We also give insights on the discussion at this wee...

In this week’s episode, we welcome Mike Benz, Trepp’s Senior Vice President and Head of US Banking Solutions to discuss the regulatory shift in the banking market. We dive into takeaways from CECL and what’s to come, office headlines and stories that the market “must know,” retail news, and loan payoffs. Episode Notes: • Inflation growth (0:51) • Office green shoots (8:02) • Crab grass for the off...

In this week’s episode, we cover the latest CMBS delinquency report and what it means for the market as the rates descend from their mid-pandemic highs. We also dive into office and multifamily occupancy rates across major metro areas, review positive and negative stories for the office sector, discuss hotel sales, cap rates, and other news, and talk about The Donut Effect. Episode Notes: Economic...

During the latest Senate hearing, Jamie Dimon acknowledged there is a housing bubble, but not like the previous one. In this week’s episode, we discuss the housing market and what can be described as an “alternative housing bubble.” We spend this episode looking on the bright side: reviewing the recent headlines for lodging, retail, and office that may show the sectors turning a corner. Episode No...

In a special guest episode, we welcome Dr. Eva Steiner, Associate Professor of Real Estate at the Penn State Smeal College of Business to discuss managing risk in commercial real estate. Professor Steiner discusses several of her studies and dives into the rate of return of real estate, private equity investments in the hotel industry, the impact of PPP loans on the competitive behavior of hotels,...