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Torto Wheaton Report on Risk in Market Differs From FDIC Findings

BOSTON-Torto Wheaton Research reports that it sees very little risk in commercial real estate markets. This is in contrast to the FDICs 'reports that listed 13 cities as at risk markets.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on November 03, 2000

BOSTON-In a radical departure from the FDIC findings, Boston-based Torto Wheaton Research reports that they presently see comparatively little risk in the commercial real estate markets and not much risk in the market fueled by excessive construction.

“We take a different approach,” says Jim Costello, senior economist at TWR. “Instead of looking at what’s going on in one aspect of the marketplace, we look at what would impact the lenders. We look at the fundamental market risks.”

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