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CMBS 101: Trepp’s Essential Guide to Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

To understand commercial mortgage-backed securities, it is important to first understand securitization as a whole. Securitization is the process of bundling receivables and cash flow streams from many different sources and issuing bonds that pass those cash flows into the hands of investors. Securitization exists so financial institutions can lower borrowing levels and is more often …

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A primer on warehouse robots

DCs are abuzz with robots. Here’s a guide to common types of bots you might see rolling, flying, or whirring around a warehouse near you.

Cardboard box demand plunging at rates unseen since the Great Recession

Demand and output for cardboard boxes and other packaging material fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to data released by the American Forest & Paper Association and Fibre Box Association on Friday. It’s the latest indicator that consumer demand is eroding following the pandemic. Dwindling savings, inflation, rising interest rates and fears …

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The party is over in commercial real estate. Here’s what to expect in 2023.

An era of cheap debt that helped lift prices on hotels, office buildings and other U.S. commercial properties to dizzying new heights has ended. Borrowers thirsty for financing have watched mortgage rates roughly double in 2022 from the 3% lows, spillover from the Federal Reserve’s inflation fight that could cost several million people their jobs.