Healey Commits $50M To Launch ‘First-Of-Its-Kind’ Green Bank For Affordable Housing Projects

June 13, 2023 / no comments

Gov. Maura Healey launched a new green housing fund Tuesday as part of her efforts to address the state’s housing crisis and meet its climate goals.
The Massachusetts Community Climate Bank is starting with $50M in seed funding provided by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection, and it is expected to attract investment from both the private and federal sectors, according to a press release.

Bargaining Power Is Shifting Toward Tenants As Multifamily Rent Growth Dissipates

June 13, 2023 / no comments

After years of unbridled rent growth, a reckoning is on the horizon for U.S. landlords as a softening apartment market and rising expenses push the ball closer to the tenants’ court.
New-lease asking rents rose just under 2% during the 12-month period ending in May, down from the double-digit increases seen a year ago and representing the largest deceleration in recent history, according to data aggregated by The Wall Street Journal from six national property data sources.

Short Hills Partner: $1T In CRE Refinancing Coming As Loans Mature, Leases End

June 13, 2023 / no comments

Short Hills Capital Managing Partner Steve Weiss warned of the potential impact of commercial real estate’s wall of debt on CNBC’s Halftime Report, citing the size of the wall and how soon it would need to be refinanced.
“You’re going to see a trillion that’s got to be refinanced not that far away from now,” Weiss said.
Moreover, the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank were just the beginning, and the other shoe hasn’t dropped for other banks yet, he said.
“Leases haven’t ended,” Weiss said. “People haven’t walked away from their leases. That’s going to happen.”
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