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El Gobierno retira la Ley de Suelo para evitarse otra humillación parlamentaria en la votaciónPodemos, Esquerra (ERC), Sumar y Junts ya se oponían a la reforma de esta ley con 44 'noes', por lo que la última esperanza del Gobierno era que el PP no votase en contra. Según el Ministerio de Vivienda, la retirada se debe a "la situación electoral"El Pleno del Congreso de este jueves tenía como objetivo votar las enmiendas a la totalidad de Podemos, Esquerra (ERC) y Junts para la reforma de la Ley del Suelo impulsada por el Ministerio de Vivienda, a la que además de estas formaciones también se opone Sumar, socio minoritario del Gobierno de coalición, con lo que el texto podría caer en su primer examen parlamentario si el PP decide votar en contra. Para evitar 'humillaciones' y no general en el Congreso, el Gobierno ha decidido retirar la Ley de Suelo a primera hora de esta mañana.En este sentido, es la segunda derrota del Gobierno en el Congreso esta semana, pues este martes el PSOE ya vió como se derribaba su ley para prohibir el proxenetismo por el voto en contra de PP, Sumar, ERC, Junts, EH Bildu y PNV. En el caso de la ley del Ministerio de Vivienda, sólo con Sumar, Podemos, ERC y Junts ya hay un total de 44 'noes', por lo que la tramitación de la reforma dependía de que el PP no votase en contra, un hecho bastante probable a pesar de que los de Alberto Núñez Feijóo ya dijeron que no ayudarían a los socialistas en este tipo de bretes.De esta forma, el Ejecutivo ha aprovechado para arremeter contra el Partido Popular por supuesto "falta de sentido de Estado", haciendo referencia a que "han primado sus intereses electoralistas" a "favorecer el desarrollo de la vivienda pública". Según fuentes parlamentarias, el Gobierno "no tenía garantizado ni su propio voto". Aún así, el Ministerio de Vivienda ha expuesto en un comunicado que el verdadero motivo de la retirada de del proyecto de la Ley del Suelo "era garantizar que la norma no se viese afectada por la situación electoral". "Una norma demandada por los Ayuntamientos, en un carta firmada por la FEMP, por las CCAA, en la Declaración Xacobeo 21-22, y por todo el sector", han explicado desde el Ejecutivo.https://www.vozpopuli.com/espana/politica/gobierno-retira-ley-de-suelo-evitarse-humillacion-parlamentaria-votacion.html
Tengo una duda. ¿Cómo se va a combinar la Transición Estructural esperada (la del ladrillo) con la Transición Estructural existente (la del coche)? Soy solo un pobre aficionado, cegado por la fiscalidad y sus cargas indirectas, pero no entiendo la relación entre el precio de alquiler en el barrio de Salamanca (cerca del IE, con todos sus alumnos "fresas" latinoamericanos con acceso a la cuenta bancaria en dólares en Panamá de papá) y la guerra en Ucrania. Si entiendo la relación entre el precio de la energía y las tensiones con Rusia por un "quítame-ese-país-que-se-cree-independiente" y está en el camino entre Moscú y el Mar Negro. Que la transición hacia el automóvil eléctrico para todos(?) se haya forzado desde las instancias políticas mediante decretos y reglamentos que modifican aspectos fundamentales del sistema imponiendo "derechos de emisión de CO2", prohibición de coches de combustión en un horizonte temporal breve, restricciones en el uso de los ya existentes (saludos al compañero de gremio de mi ex mujer que piensa que cada vez que saco el coche que heredé de mi padre mato a un pollo de pingüino y por eso me multa con 200€ cada vez que una de las cámaras que cercan la ZBE me retrata. Multas que el TS impide cobrar porque Varea está muy lejos de Complutum), etc.... se ve claramente afectado por el corte (ejem, ejem) del suministro de gas ruso que garantizada energía barata a los primos teutones mientras presumían de conciencia ecológica. Según veo, la crisis autoprovocada (las crisis son el motor del cambio, eso de la oportunidad y los ideogramas chinos), que pretendía estimular la inversión y adopción generalizada de la tecnología energética eléctrica y renovable se encontró con otras crisis, la del cerramiento que el miedo a la pandemia impulso, la guerra del volveremos a ser un Imperio en tres días que van a ser tres años y el río incesante de liquidez que sale de las impresoras de Fort Worth y los ceros y unos de la FED. No sé cómo la burocracia política que tiene que pilotar (o surfear) estas olas va a querer añadir otra, por muy necesaria que sea. PD: Entre los círculos más ultras de la ultra-derecha existe un término "Surfear el Kali Yuga". El Kali Yuga, según los hinduistas, es la "era de la riña y la hipocresía, del vicio y la miseria" la "época de falta de virtud y bondad" , el cuarto, más breve, final y peor de los Kali. Sí, el nuestro, que durará hasta el 428,899 A.D. Según la alt-right, para surfear estos tiempos hay que prepararse para lo peor (generalmente acumulando cosas que hacen pum-pum).
[...] Sudden, [...]Eso significa "ser imperio". Ser independiente y tomar tus propias decisiones sin tener a una Von Der Leyen que te marque la agenda en contra de los intereses los ciudadanos a los que representas.
Qué envidia me dan a veces estos piratas.
Phase 2 of the Office Revolution is Here; What Tenants Need to KnowRuth Colp-Haber · 2024.05.23Ruth Colp-HaberSince the onset of the pandemic, there has been a revolution in office work as technology allowed people to work from home. As I have discussed at length in many commentaries there are pluses and minuses to this approach.However, one thing is certain. Any predictions that employees would be returning to the office in droves at the behest of management have been well and truly debunked. Over four years into Covid, the metrics show that roughly half of office employees come to the office both in New York City and the entire country. Further, a recent employer survey by Flex Index has found that as of the second quarter of 2024, 69% of companies with U.S. headquarters offer some degree of work location flexibility, and just 31% require their employees to be full-time in the office. This is a significant increase from the first quarter of 2023, when just 51% of employers offered workplace flexibility, As a corollary, the largest plurality of employees work on a “structured hybrid” basis, which only requires them to be in the office certain days as opposed to a full-time work requirement.Accordingly, as remote work has now become normalized, we can confidently declare that phase 1 of the office revolution is over.Sadly, this particular form of urban carnage is just beginning. Work from home has been a slow-moving time bomb as leases which used to be 5+ years in duration come off the books and many tenants take less space when they make their next move. Some new developments like Hudson Yards have prospered, but only at the expense of older buildings whose tenants they cannibalized. Four years on from the start of Covid, work from home is now solidly entrenched in the business landscape and is here to stay. Except for the top buildings most landlords can’t cope with a major long-term vacancy and haven’t found alternative uses for the space. Conversions to residential use are fine but are relatively rare because they are expensive and most office buildings don’t have suitable floorplans allowing for the change of use.We are now in phase 2 of the office revolution, which is effectively the finance phase. We take no pleasure in pointing this out, but many landlords are struggling due to the triple whammy of reduced rent rolls, higher operating costs, and limited financing options.Values are plummeting in most buildings and borrowing costs are significantly higher. Even if the Federal Reserve cuts rates at some point, most economic observers believe that the days of easy money are in the rear-view mirror and we can expect a higher neutral rate of interest. One good piece of news is that these wise men and women believe there’s no long-term threat to the financial system here. The big banks are very well capitalized and can handle the bad loans. Of course, that is not to say that other debacles like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are not in the cards.This new phase also has an impact on tenants. Traditionally, it is the landlord who requests the financial statements of its prospective tenants to assess if they will be able to pay the rent during the lease term. However, that paradigm has now been turned on its head. For the first time in history, tenants need to become familiar with the financial condition of their landlord. That is because so many buildings are in default, or even facing foreclosure, and that number will only increase.There are many recent examples of this distressing trend. During just the past week or so, there was news that the commercial backed security loan collateralized by Bloomberg Tower at 731 Lexington Avenue is going to special servicing (even though Bloomberg just signed a new lease to remain there until 2040), an action to foreclose upon 750 Lexington Avenue was filed, and a Financial Times article reported on the difficulties being experienced by RFR, the half-owner of the Chrysler Building and the trophy Seagram building which has only been able to get a one-year loan extension. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.What all these landlord defaults also mean is that tenants need to protect themselves in negotiating certain lease provisions. Most importantly, tenants should demand that the funds for any future work that needs to be done by the landlord be placed in escrow to ensure completion. Similarly, tenants should ensure that all commissions be put in escrow so that they are not liable for any of these expenses.Another concern is what will happen to building services in the event of a default or foreclosure. The best answer is hopefully nothing if the bank, special servicing agent or trustee is maintaining the building properly. For example, the venerable Helmsley Building at 230 Park Avenue has been in special servicing for over six months. To my experienced eyes, there is no difference whatsoever at 230 Park since it went to special servicing.However, that may not always be the case. While I don’t expect that landlords will be turning off the heat in February, a new manager might look to reduce expenses in less visible ways, such as skimping on security and cutting maintenance staff. We haven’t seen this yet, and the focus has all been put on improving services to attract tenants, but when push comes to shove it is possible that services in buildings under pressure could deteriorate. Remember that the tenant leases are the most important asset a landlord has so any owner will want to keep up the appearances of a building and not lose more tenants. Nevertheless, it is important to assess the future financial viability of a building by understanding the tenant rent roll and the landlord’s financing profile.To be fair, any building can be sold at any time. Even in the best of times and in the best buildings, the quality of a new owner can be problematic.However, the bottom line is this. Almost every major landlord must deal with a significant drop in demand for its inventory which is now baked in the cake. Danger lies ahead in the form of more building defaults, foreclosures and bankruptcies in the second phase of the office revolution. Hopefully, I am wrong but by all appearances phase 2 is just getting started. Let’s just hope it stays under control.If you need assistance navigating this new phase of the office market or just have questions, please contact us at Wharton Property Advisors. We always represent our clients with creativity, integrity, diligence and independence.Thank you,Ruth Colp-Haber
Capital Group and KKR partner to offer private assets to wider audienceWorld’s largest active asset manager and buyout firm to make available hybrid public-private funds to wealthy investors Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to buy additional rights. Subscribers may share up to 10 or 20 articles per month using the gift article service. More information can be found at https://www.ft.com/tour. https://www.ft.com/content/b5863435-451c-4ed7-925c-1464dabf32a9 Capital Group and KKR are combining forces to offer hybrid public-private investment funds to wealthy individuals, in a move that seeks to open up the fast growing alternative sector to a much wider range of investors.The partnership links Los Angeles-based Capital, the world’s largest active asset manager with $2.6tn in equity and bond funds and a strong distribution network, with KKR, one of the best known private credit providers. Their first products, blended public and private credit funds, will launch next year.The two firms say this is the start of a broader platform that will make alternatives — private equity, credit, infrastructure and real estate funds that have previously been sold almost exclusively to institutions and the super wealthy — available to a broader range of investors.(...)The move comes as traditional asset managers have been snapping up alternatives providers in an effort to move into the higher fee-paying area and counter outflows from actively managed public funds. Meanwhile, the biggest alternatives providers, including KKR and Blackstone, have been rolling out products aimed at wealthy individuals.But growth has been hampered by a lack of distribution channels and some investors have concerns about the liquidity of alternative funds, which hold harder-to-sell assets and offer only quarterly withdrawals.(...)