Tag Archives: Office Rents

Shadow Office Space Haunts Commercial Real Estate

Commercial real estate is going to be in a funk for years. Residential housing will pick up first, and lets’ face it, residential housing looks miserable as well, also burdened by real and shadow supply. Continue reading

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Two More East Bay Office Buildings Strategically Default

With prices and rents collapsing, it’s not surprising that more commercial properties are in default. Continue reading

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Commercial Woes

Not only are commercial vacancy rates high now, but they are going to stay high for a long time as companies continue to downsize and/or find better deals as their leases expire.  San Francisco is getting hit hard. The San … Continue reading

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Silicon Valley Bloodbath

The commercial real estate bubble is bursting in an area that many thought was immune: Silicon Valley. Bloomberg reports Silicon Valley ‘Bloodbath’ Leaves Entire Office Buildings Empty Silicon Valley is beset by the biggest office property glut since the dot-com … Continue reading

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Morgan Stanley Strategically Defaults on 5 San Francisco Office Towers

For those of you pondering the morals of strategic default, consider this story: Bloomberg reports Morgan Stanley to Give Up 5 San Francisco Towers Bought at Peak Morgan Stanley, the securities firm that spent more than $8 billion on commercial … Continue reading

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