ANALYSIS: Bad news is trickling in from across the nation: The commercial real estate market is facing a meltdown (Columbia Missourian)

WASHINGTON — The full scope of the housing meltdown isn’t clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis — one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide. Even as the holiday shopping season begins in full swing, the same events poisoning the housing market are now at work on commercial properties, and the bad news is trickling in. Malls from ...

New mortgage crisis: commercial properties (San Francisco Chronicle)

The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear, and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis - one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide. Even as the holiday shopping season begins, the same events poisoning the...

Next meltdown might be in commercial property (Baltimore Sun)

The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear, and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis - one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide.

Meltdown far from over, new mortgage crisis looms (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Black Friday's retail shoppers hunting for holiday bargains won't be enough to stave off what's likely to become the next economic crisis. Malls from Michigan to Georgia are entering foreclosure, commercial victims of the same events poisoning the housing market.

Mortgage crisis could drag down malls (The News & Observer)

Commercial realty is the next domino.