For many commercial real estate developers, the cost of acquiring land and then building out a project can be prohibitively expensive—particularly in high-priced urban markets and at a time when corporate tenants may be scaling back on space in the wake of COVID-19. ...

The next several months may be turbulent ones for landlords whose real estate financing hinges on commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). COVID-19’s economic impact is continuing to play out across real estate sectors. According to data from Trepp, which tracks...