"The mix of asset types covered — with some pools covering office, retail and free-market multifamily in one go, and others covering rent-stabilized or rent-controlled properties — obfuscates the values", said Eric Cosentino. Signature Bank’s Loans Have Sold. What Comes Next Will Be The Market's True TestClick HereBlackstone Already Planning to Sell $1.8B Worth of Signature Bank CRE Loans: ReportA Blackstone-led joint venture won a 20% stake in a $17B loan pool in December 2023Click HereTroubled Office Property Values Tumble Decreases in office property values surpass that of the Great Recession. Capital Economics predicts a potential further 20% reduction in office building prices, with the total decline in US office property values possibly hitting 43%. They also estimate that it could take over two decades for office values to return to their early-2020 levels.Click HereWhy conventional wisdom is wrong about Signature loan saleInsiders doubt auction will reset commercial and rent-stabilized valuationsClick HereBrookfield chides US bank regulator for ‘secret’ auction of housing loansInvestment group complained that the FDIC awarded Signature assets to a much lower bidderClick HereOffice values are only partly through their decline, and more properties could sink by over 50%, real estate expert says..."As we think about the office market, and maybe as a microcosm for the overall commercial real estate market, we think valuations are only 50% of the way through their declines," Rich Hill, head of real estate strategy and research at Cohen & SteersClick HereBrookfield Warns of Legal action if FDIC accepts lower bid for Signature Bank LoansBrookfield is alleging that the regulator's process is shrouded in secrecy and potentially in violation of the law.Click Here