“We have seen some select firms overestimate the efficiencies they could get from rightsizing but that is not going to make up for the consolidation we will see from future mergers.”
It looks as though neither of the GSEs will meet their multifamily cap for the year. Despite that, Freddie Mac's 2017 was marked by growth and innovation.
A deep dive into the statistics shows that food/coffee establishments are continuing to post strong growth, while retailers facing competition from on-line outlets have considerably contracted their respective footprints in the New York metro region.
The report notes that while several new large public works projects have came on line this year, the residential housing sector in the borough has accounted for more than 50% of the construction starts in the first nine months of this year.