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A bill introduced to Congress would require all federal agencies to bring their employees back to the office, an initiative supported by the Real Estate Roundtable

Coalition Seeks Expansion of Main Street Lending Program for CRE

A coalition of nine industry groups, including The Real Estate Roundtable, wrote to the Senate Banking Committee recommending expansion of the Fed’s Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) for commercial real estate owners and tenants.  The committee is reviewing the effectiveness of the MSLP and other Fed credit lending facilities launched amid the COVID-19 crisis.

The letter states, “As our members attempt to navigate the fall-out from this crisis, there is a deficiency of reasonably priced capital sources to address temporary liquidity deficits.

“Should impacted assets go into foreclosure, a downward spiral follows, affecting jobs, property values, investors at all levels (including pension funds), and state and local tax revenues,” according to the letter.

The letter is also signed by AHLA, the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the CRE Finance Council, ICSC, Latino Hotel Association, Mortgage Bankers Association, NAIOP and the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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