Roger Lowenstein, one of my favorite columnists, has written a piece on the morality of some peoples decisions to “Walk Away From Your Mortgage!”  His article appears in Thursday, January 7, 2010 ...

Recently, GMAC has taken action to exit the real estate lending business. GMAC, currently a U.S. bank holding company, used to be the financial services arm of General Motors. Like most institutions ...

Many of us were wondering if the $8,000 tax credit was driving much of the activity in the home sales market and we just got our proof.  According to the National Association ...

On the lighter side, news has leaked that Foreclosure.com has filed for bankruptcy protection under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition.  The filing actually occurred before the end of the year in a ...

Over the weekend, the Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn, sent out a new signal that the Fed will continue to stay the course on interest rate policy.  Mr. Kohn discussed the ...

Image by Getty Images via Daylife As markets crashed and credit ground to a halt in September 2008, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke met with senior legislators ...

Image by Getty Images via Daylife SL Green Realty is a seriously savvy company and their recent commitment to the future of the New York commercial real estate office market is reflected in their ...

Image by penmachine via Flickr The world of technology is racing along at incredible speeds on the Internet today. It seems like not long ago you found your way down the street ...

Image by Getty Images via Daylife As markets crashed and credit ground to a halt in September 2008, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke met with senior legislators ...

Remember years ago when you were interested in looking at some commercial property you had to drive over or contact a realtor so you could be shown the property? Of course this ...

Fourteen months after the Great Recession, the U.S. banking system appears to be recovering. On Monday, Wells Fargo and Citigroup became the last two major banks to announce plans to exit the ...

Who caused the Great Recession, and how exactly has the crisis affected commercial real estate? Pinpointing the blame has proven impossible. Wall Street blames the government, the Fed, and lenders; the government ...

Image by penmachine via Flickr The world of technology is racing along at incredible speeds on the Internet today. It seems like not long ago you found your way down the street ...

Image by Getty Images via Daylife As markets crashed and credit ground to a halt in September 2008, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke met with senior legislators ...

Remember years ago when you were interested in looking at some commercial property you had to drive over or contact a realtor so you could be shown the property? Of course this ...

Who caused the Great Recession, and how exactly has the crisis affected commercial real estate? Pinpointing the blame has proven impossible. Wall Street blames the government, the Fed, and lenders; the government ...

Image by Getty Images via Daylife After the housing bubble burst and mortgage-backed securities became toxic, banks stopped lending money. In an attempt to loosen credit and jump-start the economy, the Federal ...

Beginning in 35,000 BC and running through the present day, Portfolio Real Estate Observer will be presenting a series of articles that will illuminate the history of the ownership of real estate. ...