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The Top Rated Bull and Bear CRE Markets
Trepp named its top choices for bull and bear CRE metro markets and did the same for the single most property type and metro combination, during July 2024. The firm is trying to identify what drives positive and negative investor sentiment.
At the top of the bulls is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The economy is still strong, even with problems at Boeing, because there are still Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, and Nordstrom. There are many maturing CRE loans, but little CRE distress compared to other regions. Of the current outstanding loan balances, 5.67% originated in the last 12 months, which is a slight pullback, and 8.50% will mature in the coming 12 months. The region has the highest overall average cap rate at origination and the lowest delinquency and special servicing rates. Right now, distress and issuance are looking good.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.