Howard Applebaum

The bigger they come, the harder they fall. The shipping boom in the trans-Atlantic market was one of the world’s biggest, and spot rates in this trade have not only plummeted from COVID-era highs, they’ve sunk below pre-pandemic levels.

In March 2022, when the Federal Reserve announced the first of what would ultimately become 10 straight interest rate increases, U.S. lenders felt a little nervous — and with good reason. Though the Fed’s desire to cool inflation made sense, many feared higher rates would trigger a recession. And though the economy has shown remarkable resilience …

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Amid the recent surge in US interest rates, whether the greater interest expense associated with higher-for-longer rates will lead to distress or even a wave of defaults across the major parts of the corporate credit market—corporate America, commercial real estate (CRE), and the private market—and the economic and market implications are Top of Mind.

A Fitch Ratings analyst warned that the U.S. banking industry has inched closer to another source of turbulence — the risk of sweeping rating downgrades on dozens of U.S. banks that could even include the likes of JPMorgan Chase

The newspapers and business media have stories about the problem in Commercial Real Estate and Banking with what is currently occurring with Mortgage Financing and Loan Defaults. This article provides background on what today’s “Friendly Bankers” and those that rely on the “Capital Markets” are worried about. Banks are in the business of lending money …

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The industrial real estate market in New Jersey has experienced remarkable growth over the past decade, fueled by the strong demand from e-commerce retailers and increased container traffic into nearby ports. This growth has resulted in a 300% surge in the average sales price per square foot for industrial properties.