According to the Fisher Center For Real Estate and Urban Economics, an estimated $800 billion and $1 trillion losses to commercial real estate equity and debt will be realized over the next few years.

The annual volume of commercial mortgage maturities increases each year that definitely means a great loss for banks, life insurance companies, commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) holders and other investors.  These real estate losses will pile up unless borrowers are able to find alternative funding sources.

The surge in investment volume in commercial real estate properties came from a flood of liquidity.  The peak in domestic CMBS issuance…

Grubb and Ellis Co., is predicting that the demand for commercial space will be flat in 2010. The company which offers leasing and investment services for commercial tenants and builders in Riverside and San Bernardino counties forecast suggests more declines this year.

During November and December, the Inland economy showed signs of stability. Few are optimistic about employers in the region which gave significant numbers of new jobs in 2010. The consensus suggests that there will be job growth.

That was among several indicators that signaled the recession ended in the second half of 2009. Grubb & Ellis’ forecasters say that this…

New York – GE Capital Executives said on Tuesday that General Electric Company expects to lose $ 7 billion from the battered commercial real estate sector.

During the annual investor day, executives said that the decline in values has also driven down the value of its collateral for commercial real estate loans. The company said it expects continued trouble in the sector in 2010, and expects commercial real estate values to fall 13% next year.

Vast holdings of GE are well diversified especially for the commercial real estate market. Unfortunately, it seems that everything is getting dim for the company this time.

So…