Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009

U.S. Fed concern over commercial real estate loans

Investors.com: Commercial Real Estate Loans A Growing Problem For Banks

In an Oct. 28 report that has attracted the attention of several government agencies, Parkus predicted that "many hundreds" of banks will fail due to their exposure to commercial real estate.
On Friday, billionaire Wilbur Ross lent his voice to those predicting a "huge crash in commercial real estate," Bloomberg reported. Fellow megainvestor George Soros predicted a "bloodletting."

Posted by novice pete @ 07:13 PM (377 views) Add Comment

4 Comments

1. novice pete said...

more on this here,

http://business.theatlantic.com/2009/11/500_billion_of_commercial_real_estate_to_mature_soon.php

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 07:21PM Report Comment
 

2. estrader said...

Bozo Bernanke's phone must be ringing of the hook with people on the other end screaming..."We need more money"


And they will get it.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 10:00PM Report Comment
 

3. cynicalsoothsayer said...

Our work had to leave our office for another last month cos the landlord went bust due to the building being half empty. The next door office is completely empty and I drive past many more also empty on the way to work. This must be hurting the owners and their banks.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 10:19PM Report Comment
 

4. crunchy said...

2. estrader

May I make a tiny correction it's "ook"

Dont know quiet what to do with me do you? A bear with a sore head. lol

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 10:47PM Report Comment
 

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