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7 Aug 2023

US Property loans are so unappealing that banks want to dump them

Lenders including GS and JPM. have been trying to sell debt backed by offices, hotels and even apartments in recent months, but many are finding that tidying up loan books is no easy feat when concerns about commercial real estate have surged.
Maturing loans that will need to be refinanced is a major concern in a high-interest-rates environment. Source: Bloomberg, Green Street

2 Aug 2023

US housing -> Lots of US Homeowners Want to Move. They Just Have Nowhere to Go

Locked into cheaper borrowing costs and unable to find a new place that fits their budgets, countless people are opting to remain in their current homes, adding to an acute shortage of available properties Source: Bloomberg

2 Aug 2023

The median sales price of a home in the US is now 560% of the median household income.

In 2008, it was 360% of the median household income. This is the least affordable housing market in history. Source: The Kobeissi Letter

31 Jul 2023

Housing is becoming unaffordable!

Over the last decade, property prices have steadily increased in many regions The index in the UK is lower than the global average, whilst the US is substantially higher. Source: Genuine Impact

25 Jul 2023

The median price of an existing home sold in the US is up 14% from the January low, now less than 1% below its all-time high from June 2022.

How could it be? Consider the #chart below courtesy of Charlie Bilello: The US Population is 19% higher than where it was in January 2000 while the inventory of Existing Homes for sale in the US is 37% lower. Economics 101 -> higher demand and lower supply drive prices higher.

24 Jul 2023

Distressed US Offices Jump to $24.8 Billion, More Than Malls

Source: Bloomberg, C.Barraud

18 Jul 2023

Commercial real estate prices are still expected to crater, Morgan Stanley warns

Prepare for pain in the #us #commercial #realestate market warns Morgan Stanley which believes that prices could drop by as much as 27.4% from peak to trough by the end of 2024. And McKinsey believes prices could slide by as much as 42% in a worst case scenario. Source: barchart

17 Jul 2023

The housing bubble continues to lose more air in Germany

The housing bubble continues to lose more air in Germany. In June, real estate prices slumped sharply, w/existing homes in particular falling by 2.4% MoM. Even new buildings became somewhat cheaper, namely 0.4%. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

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