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According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, Some Banks Open the Spigot For Commercial Real-Estate (WSJ, 5-4-11), “a few large commercial banks are becoming more bullish on commercial real estate, is the latest sign that the financing is beginning to flow more freely into the capital-starved sector.” Evidence of the uptick was seen in April when the Federal Reserve reported a “one-week reversal of a long, consistent decline” in the amount of commercial real estate loans held by banks. Read Commercial Real Estate Loans Tick Up (WSJ, 5-3-11).
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