"Because commercial real estate loans typically have three- to five-year terms, those loans are constantly being refinanced. The problem is that loans made at the height of the boom -- 2005 to 2007 -- were based on inflated values during a time of easy money, and now they're coming up on the end of their terms.
'There was a big commercial real estate bubble, and it has to come down,' Warren said. 'And that means there will be losses to be borne by investors and banks.'"
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Elizabeth Warren Warns About the Next Bursting Bubble
Elizabeth Warren is saying the Treasury and the Fed aren't prepared for this one:
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