Mr. Robert Canter

GLG News by Mr. Robert Canter, President-Founder

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Commercial property sales plunge in New York City: Why should everyone care?

January 19, 2012

Analysis of:WSJ New York Real Estate | online.wsj.com

Why should this matter? Is this a case as NYC goes, so goes the rest of the Nation?

Commercial Real Estate Lenders Wants to Do What?

March 27, 2011

Analysis of:Commercial Real Estate Group Seeks Exclusion From Dodd-Frank | news.morningstar.com

"A commercial real estate trade group launched a push Wednesday 3/23 to make sure that most securities backed by commercial real estate loans are not subject to a new federal mandate requiring issuers of asset-backed securities to retain a portion of the risk on their books."

Delusional Commercial Real Estate Predictions

March 23, 2011

Analysis of:Deal Volume to Drive U.S. Commercial Real Estate Recovery, PWC Survey Says | www.bloomberg.com

Delusional (A false belief or opinion: labored under the delusion that success was at hand) Commercial Real Estate Predictions The subject article can only be considered wishful thinking at best or a blatant disregard to the reality of the overall economic situation facing the USA and the World and its impact on commercial real estate.

CRE will be negatively impacted by slow earnings growth

January 10, 2011

Analysis of:Profits Face Headwinds | online.wsj.com

The United States Chamber of Commerce just emailed the following headline...Troubled Job Market Expected To Curtail Companies' Earnings Later This Year based upon the subject article published today in the WSJ.

Further Evidence CRE Optimism is jumping the Gun

January 7, 2011

Analysis of:Trepp: CMBS Delinquencies Hit Record High Despite Market Optimism | www.dsnews.com

As a follow-up to my post yesterday, further evidence things are not what the media propaganda machine says they are.

Happy Days are here again...Don't be fooled again CRE has a long way to go

January 6, 2011

Analysis of:CRE Sales Deal Volume Returning to 'Normal' Levels | www.costar.com

Every media outlet that reports on commercial real estate is priming the propaganda pump. Using percentages as a way to reflect the state of the real state market is not appropriate.

Confirmation that weak unemployment equals commercial real estate defaults

October 26, 2010

Analysis of:Weak Job Market Strong Dynamic in Commercial Mortgage Performance | www.dsnews.com

As a follow-up this writer's GLG post yesterday, this confirms the correlation between high unemployment and commercial mortgage defaults.

And this is why Economics is not a Science

October 25, 2010

Analysis of:Markets Smell Recovery as Consumers Drive Retail Sales | www.bloomberg.com

Perhaps this writer is living in an alternate Universe...The Economist at Barclay's Bank is totally discounting the high unemployment rate plus other issues.

It's Not time to get giddy about the commercial real estate market

October 21, 2010

Analysis of:Latest CPPI Data Show "Trifurcating" Market | www.reit.com

Many in the commercial real estate industry would have everyone believe the recovery is on the way.

Real Estate Revival Seen by Fund Managers...Is This A Responsible Article?

August 11, 2010

Analysis of:Real Estate Revival Seen by Fund Managers - TheStreet | www.thestreet.com

 This article can only be viewed as overblown hype by those who are trying to game the investors into thinking the market is improving in order to increase sales.

Non-Supported Data Supports Commercial Real Estate Recovery,

July 14, 2010

Analysis of:Is Commercial Real Estate Bouncing Back? | www.time.com

This article is so transparently misleading the publication should be ashamed to have even published it.

Fact or Fiction There is a Commercial Real Estate Recovery Brewing

June 8, 2010

Analysis of:Bernanke Says Economy Seems to Be on Track | online.wsj.com

Based upon Chairman Bernanke's assessment of the United States' Economy and what has been reported by the various media outlets recently regarding the recovery in the Commercial Real Estate Sector...So the real question is "what is the reality of an actual Commercial Real Estate Recovery?"

This is the real reality...anything else is wishful thinking.

April 21, 2010

Analysis of:Deeper Double Dip Recession as Keynesian Fails :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis | www.marketoracle.co.uk

This opinion piece tells it like it is about the state of the economy. Based upon this reality all the recent feel good articles being released about how the commercial real estate sector has hit bottom are premature by several years.

How much Credibility Has the MBA Lost?

March 10, 2010

Analysis of:Commercial Mortgages Performing Better than Other Loans: MBA | www.dsnews.com

This article is very telling about an Association that is in Deep trouble.This writer would suggest deep denial as well. With Banks having gone under in 2009 at a record pace and with even more Banks predicted to fail in 2010 this article would be comical if it weren't coming from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Don't get your hopes up...There will be no CRE recovery anytime soon.

February 23, 2010

Analysis of:Commercial Real Estate Prices Post Record Monthly Gain | www.dsnews.com

An optimistic report on what may be considered as the beginning of a commercial real estate market recovery. Do get too excited!

Finally a honest and detailed assessment of the Commercial RE lending world

February 16, 2010

Analysis of:REJournals.com | www.rejournals.com

This is an excellent article written by an industry insider who is providing truthful guidance on how to navigate the treacherous waters of commercial real estate lending.

Follow-up to The Mortgage Bankers Misleading Headline...

February 11, 2010

Analysis of:TARP Panel: Small Banks Are Facing Loan Woes | online.wsj.com

If you really want the insight, download their 183 page report. Then tell me how much lending will be going on.Once you read this article you'll fully understand what we are facing.

Anticipating Lending and Actually Lending are The Realities to be dealt with

February 10, 2010

Analysis of:Banks Resume Commercial Real Estate Lending Despite Losses Ahead | online.wsj.com

The Title of this article is totalling misleading. It should read Banks "anticipate" resuming lending. But even if that is the case...you cannot believe the credit gates are about to really open up.

The new method of creating false optimitism...talk in percentages.

February 5, 2010

Analysis of:Mortgage Bankers Stepping up Financing for Commercial Real Estate: MBA | www.dsnews.com

Now we have the Mortgage Bankers Association chiming in about the surprise uptick in commercial real estate lending. Their way of hiding the facts of this morbid bound sector of commercial real estate is to report percentages....how misleading.

The Difference between Forecasts and Reality in Commercial Real Estate

January 26, 2010

Analysis of:Forecast Sees Bright and Dark Spots in Recovery | www.globest.com

Optimistic forecasts for the near term future of commercial real estate says  those that are making these forecasts have not done their due diligence or are in total denial of the reality of what is going on in the United States or worse yet, outright making things up.

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