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The commercial real estate market teeters on the brink, posing grave risks to banks worldwide.
Citizen Watch Report ^

Posted on 03/30/2024 5:25:38 AM PDT by davikkm

As the shadows of economic uncertainty lengthen, the once-solid foundations of commercial real estate markets now tremble under the weight of impending crisis. With banks holding nearly 40% of all CRE debt, the tremors are felt far and wide, signaling a looming catastrophe that could spell disaster for financial institutions worldwide.

The warning bells are ringing loud and clear, with UBS flagging the downturn in commercial real estate markets as one of the “top and emerging risks” facing the banking sector. The sharp decline in demand for office space, coupled with soaring borrowing costs, paints a bleak picture for an industry already on shaky ground.

(Excerpt) Read more at citizenwatchreport.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: banks; commercialrealestate; cre

1 posted on 03/30/2024 5:25:38 AM PDT by davikkm
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Liberals have methodically dismantled the whole economy and society…it’s the systematic pauperization of the middle class. Worse is ahead.


2 posted on 03/30/2024 5:29:47 AM PDT by SMARTY ("A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies." Tennyson)
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To: davikkm

I was hoping to catch at least an inkling of the percentage of commercial real estate debt that might be considered shaky.

Anyone have an idea about that?


3 posted on 03/30/2024 5:48:08 AM PDT by Migraine ( )
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To: davikkm
banks holding nearly 40% of all CRE debt,

Only 40% ? Who or what holds the other 60? Let me guess - the California Public Employee Union Fund?

4 posted on 03/30/2024 6:14:30 AM PDT by Bernard (“God's cruelest punishment is to let you reap what you sow.”)
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5 posted on 03/30/2024 6:33:50 AM PDT by Chad_the_Impaler
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Thanks for the graph. Now I have to look up all of the acronyms.


6 posted on 03/30/2024 6:46:19 AM PDT by Bernard (“God's cruelest punishment is to let you reap what you sow.”)
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To: SMARTY
Liberals have methodically dismantled the whole economy and society…it’s the systematic pauperization of the middle class. Worse is ahead.

Well, it wasn't really "liberals" - but you probably know that.

And tough times, hopefully brief, are ahead for sure.

The middle class will do fine, after a couple of years of revenge.

But - if I were a money center banker or hedge fund manager, I’d be packing my bags.

Usury is still a sin. Soon it will be a crime again. And the usurers who have ruined our country - I wouldn’t want to be them when all debts are cancelled.

7 posted on 03/30/2024 6:53:30 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)
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“...Well, it wasn't really “liberals” - but you probably know that..”

Right.

There is not a single thing Liberals can accomplish toward their own ends, WITHOUT the co operation of unprincipled Republicans, the NEA and a criminally complicit media.

8 posted on 03/30/2024 7:18:33 AM PDT by SMARTY ("A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies." Tennyson)
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9 posted on 03/30/2024 9:27:23 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: davikkm

Primary reason they want to end work from home.


10 posted on 03/30/2024 1:18:20 PM PDT by ealgeone
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