232. Lending & Leases & CRE Sales (Oh My!) But Still Plenty of CRE Bears

There has been plenty of cautious optimism in the economic and commercial real estate markets lately. In this week's episode of The TreppWire Podcast, we discuss what a year-end rally means to sellers on the fence. We also break down this week's gains, dive into green shoots and crab grass for the office and retail markets, and debate renting vs. buying. Tune in now. Episode Notes: Economic update (0:23) Year-end rally? What happens to sellers on the fence? (3:07) Mortgage REIT originations (12:50) European CMBS issuance (14:20) Taylor Swift: CRE's MVP (16:44) Retail headlines (18:00) Office green shoots (24:04) Office Trading Alert: ground lease retired (27:53) Office crabgrass (32:04) Brokers start your engines (35:58) Apartment sales transactions and renting vs. buying (38:00) Shoutouts (43:37) Please take our listener feedback survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/BMPXLHG Questions or comments? Contact us at [email protected]. Follow Trepp: Twitter: www.twitter.com/TreppWire LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/trepp Facebook: www.facebook.com/TreppLLC