Joe Kelly's (bridge-loan) Blog

Wall Street has learned a lesson from the battles that have erupted for cont-rol of the bankruptcies of hotel owners Extended Stay Inc. and Innkeepers USA Trust: There has got to be a better way to build a commercial mortgage-backed security. Read more on this story fromWall Street Journal here--...

The commercial real-estate industry stands to benefit from the shifting pol-itical power in Washington, as Republi-cans attempt to roll back some parts of financial regulation and stanch any efforts to raise taxes. Read more on this story fromWall Street Journal here------------------------------...

After 19 months, mall company General Growth Properties Inc. officially exited bankruptcy Tuesday, splitting into two companies with their own stocks that will begin trading Wednesday. Read more on this story fromWall Street Journal here------------------------------------------You can instantly ...

Some of the world's biggest real-estate investors have lost their gumption. Read more on this story fromWall Street Journal here------------------------------------------You can instantly receive news updates like this via the RSS feedfor the main blog on our website.On our blog we share more in ...

Commonfund, the money manager for endowments and foundations, is stopping direct real estate investments as it seeks to restructure a $1 billion fund that lost most of its value. Read more on this story fromBloomberg here------------------------------------------You can instantly receive news upd...

Apple REIT Nine Inc. has acquired 16 Marriott and Hilton branded hotels from White Lodging Services Corp. for $291.5 million. Read more on this story fromCostar here------------------------------------------You can instantly receive news updates like this via the RSS feedfor the main blog on our ...

Harlem's most famous tenant has renewed his lease at a savings to the U.S. taxpayer. Read more on this story fromWall Street Journal here------------------------------------------You can instantly receive news updates like this via the RSS feedfor the main blog on our website.On our blog we share...

Commercial real estate rents are poised to rise in 2011 after reaching a low this year, according to Bruce Mosler, co-chairman of Cushman & Wakefield Inc., the largest closely held property services company. Read more on this story fromBloomberg here------------------------------------------You c...

Billionaire property investor Sam Zell said high-quality buildings will fill at lower rents over the next year and a half amid a slump in commercial real estate construction. Read more on this story fromBloomberg here------------------------------------------You can instantly receive news updates...

Commonfund, the money manager for endo-wments and foundations, is stopping direct real estate investments as it seeks to rest-ructure a $1 billion fund that lost most of its value. Read more on this story fromBloomberg here------------------------------------------You can instantly receive news u...