S&P Credit Rating Downgrade’s Impact on Commercial Real Estate

While S&P’s debt rating downgrade for the U.S. may not have come as a total surprise to investors, it’s important to understand the specific rationale the ratings firm cited for the downgrade, and perhaps more importantly, to understand what was not part of the reason for the downgrade.

The title of the downgrade statement issued by S&P is very revealing: “United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To ‘AA+’ On Political Risks and Rising…
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