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Commercial real estate companies have been hiring infectious disease experts to help evaluate their properties, reports Fast Company. Small businesses may use new bankruptcy laws to get out of leases, according to the Wall Street Journal. These...

China began testing cold food shipments for the virus last month.

Pension funds are finding it hard to value their real estate holdings amid the pandemic disruption, reports the Wall Street Journal. Up to 28 million Americans might soon be facing evictions, according to CNBC. These are among today’s must reads...

National office and apartment vacancy rates rose only marginally in the second quarter, reports Reuters. As online sales boom during the pandemic, the U.S. may need another 1 billion square feet of warehouse space by 2025, according to CNBC. These...

Over 77 percent of U.S. apartment households made full or partial rent payments by July 6, according to NMHC. Brooks Brothers has filed for bankruptcy protection, reports the Wall Street Journal. These are among today’s must reads from around the...

CMBS delinquencies surged at a record monthly rate in June, according to CNBC. Real estate developers are on the list of companies that took stimulus loans, reports the Wall Street Journal. These are among today’s must reads from around the...

Commercial property sales in New York City took a deep dive in the second quarter, reports the Wall Street Journal. As department stores disappear, regional malls could follow, according to the New York Times. These are among today’s must reads...

The pandemic has given banks further impetus to downsize and preserve cash.

Issues of cost, access, logistics and employee privacy mean that COVID-19 tests aren’t part of most back-to-work plans.

Delinquencies mount, but so far the distressed investment opportunities have yet to materialize for the mountain of cash that is awaiting them, Bisnow reports. Angelo Gordon & Co. has raised more than $1.5 billion for a new European investment...