Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — Matthew Anderson, a partner at Foresight Analytics, talks with Bloomberg’s Betty Liu about the commercial real-estate market. Anderson speaks from San Francisco. (Source: Bloomberg)
Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Craig Donohue, chief executive officer of CME Group Inc., talks with Bloombergs Erik Schatzker about growth opportunities in real estate and “green” products. Donohue also discusses the outlook for investing in emerging markets, the potential opportunities in over-the-counter derivatives and the prospects of future mergers and acquisitions. (Source: Bloomberg)
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Elizabeth Warren, chairwoman of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about the outlook for community banks that have exposure to commercial real estate loans. Warren, speaking from Newton, Massachusetts, also discusses the need for so-called stress tests on community banks. Commercial real estate loans have potential to go sour and wreck the US economy unless regulators prepare now, according to a report from the watchdog for the federal financial rescue program. (Source: Bloomberg)
Housing Crisis - Analysis and Discussion with Harrison LeFrak of LeFrak Organization: Commercial Real Estate is in a Slow-Motion Car Crash; No Green Shoots Ahead (Bloomberg News)
You would think this year’s Mortgage Bankers Association annual meeting would be a rather solemn affair — given the criticism the industry has endured in recent months. But our ANP reporter attending the meeting found the bankers in a celebratory mood. The reason? A massive lobbying campaign against bankruptcy reform legislation known as “cram-down” appeared to be working.