Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny is managing editor of Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. He has been reporting on business since 1988 and on commercial real estate since 2007. He is based at ALM Real Estate Media Group's offices in New York City.

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November 06, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Office Tenants' Top Criteria: Location, Location, Internet

“Tenants want an assurance that their building's infrastructure will meet their connectivity needs in the immediate, but also in the future, regardless of whatever technological leaps are in store for their business down the road,” says Arie Barendrecht, WiredScore's founder and CEO.

By Paul Bubny, GlobeSt.com

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November 03, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Walker & Dunlop's Butler: 'Not Even the Same Game Anymore'

In the years following the Great Recession, banks represented the lion's share of construction financing, typically providing loans for near-total…

By Paul Bubny

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September 25, 2017 | Daily Business Review

'Late Cycle Uncertainty' Leads To Pricing Dip

Although not a precipitous drop at 0.1%, the nationwide decline in commercial property pricing seen in August marked the fourth consecutive decline for Ten-X's Commercial Real Estate Nowcast index. Pricing across the industry is now up just 5.8% from the year-ago period.

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September 12, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Weighing The CMBS Impact Of Harvey And Irma

NEW YORK CITY—A pair of back-to-back hurricanes in the space of a week may cause a near-term rise in CMBS delinquencies, according to Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings. The exposure of billions of dollars in securitized commercial mortgages to the effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma comes as maturity performance is largely in line with expectations and the delinquency rate continues to decline.

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July 03, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Renter Demand At Near Record Levels

RICHARDSON, TX—Apartment rent growth may have slowed compared to its pace earlier in the cycle, but renter demand is very nearly off the charts. RealPage Inc. on Thursday reported demand for 175,645 apartments across the US in the second quarter, a one-third increase year over year.

By PAUL BUBNY

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June 06, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Insurers Continue Faring Well with CRE Loans

CREFC's Lisa Pendergast says the latest survey of insurance companies is especially useful to life companies “as they navigate through a CRE cycle that is at or near its peak.”

By Paul Bubny

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April 19, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Change is In the Wind for Hotel Sector

Yet continued economic momentum “together with elevated business and consumer confidence bode well for travel in 2017,” says Marcus & Millichap's Peter Nichols.

By Paul Bubny

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December 09, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Election Outcome Gives Investors Pause

Some deals poised to close in Q4 are likely to be pushed back or scrapped “as investors and lenders recalibrate their underwriting assumptions,” says Marcus & Millichap.

By Paul Bubny

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