Is Wall Street Gearing up for Real Estate Bargains?
In this week’s financial news, an article from The Wall Street Journal* titled “Wall Street Is Ready to Scoop Up Commercial Real Estate on the Cheap” struck a chord with us. That’s a bold statement, but it’s a telling one also. The article mentioned that many funds and institutions on Wall Street are raising capital now to the tune of $Billions in preparation to purchase quality real estate at discounted prices. But this isn't the first time Wall Street has prepared in this way. Remember, in 2008, according to this SeekingAlpha article, most commercial real estate value was down by ...