Rising Bankruptcy Trends in Real Estate
Bankruptcies among retail, office, and hospitality tenants are driving lease defaults and rising vacancy rates, threatening real estate portfolios. BKwire’s daily filings and creditor insights help you anticipate and mitigate these risks.
How BKwire Protects Your Real Estate Investments
Landlords
Detect tenant insolvency risks early with daily alerts and creditor data, securing rental income and minimizing vacancies.
Property Managers
Adjust leasing strategies with real-time bankruptcy insights, ensuring stable tenant mixes and property cash flows.
Investors
Protect portfolio value by tracking tenant filings and creditor exposures, enabling strategic asset repositioning.
A Single Bankruptcy Halts Real Estate Operations
A single commercial real estate bankruptcy can derail projects, leaving permits idle, construction stalled, and sales frozen, dragging suppliers, brokers, and contractors into costly delays. Communities face prolonged disruptions, while tenants relocate, worsening vacancies in a $4.7 trillion debt-heavy market. BKwire’s Bankruptcy data provides early insights to keep your operations resilient.
BKwire: Early Warning for Real Estate Stability
BKwire detects bankruptcy risks before they hit headlines, delivering daily briefs with critical names, court filings, and supplier connections. These insights empower real estate managers to adjust schedules, minimize financial exposure, and preserve liquidity in a volatile $4.7 trillion market.
BKwire: Early Warning for Real Estate Stability
BKwire detects bankruptcy risks before they hit headlines, delivering daily briefs with critical names, court filings, and supplier connections. These insights empower real estate managers to adjust schedules, minimize financial exposure, and preserve liquidity in a volatile $4.7 trillion market.
BKwire Real Estate Bankruptcy Filings 2023-2025
2023
Number of Filings
Retail and office tenant defaults spiked; WeWork’s filing hit co-working spaces.
2024
Number of Filings
12% vacancy rate increase; retail closures like Big Lots impacted malls.
2025 (YTD)
Number of Filings
High interest rates and remote work fuel office and retail tenant filings.
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Recent Real Estate Bankruptcies
Rite Aid
Bankrupt
Second Chapter 11 filing in May 2025, with $2 billion in debt; closing remaining stores in waves and selling assets piecemeal, exacerbating pharmacy supply shortages and landlord vacancies
At Home
Bankrupt
Filed Chapter 11 in June 2025; announced closures of hundreds of home decor stores, contributing to over 120 million sq ft of retail space shuttered this year, straining furniture vendors and strip mall owners.
Bartell Drugs
Bankrupt
Filed in mid-2025; regional pharmacy chain liquidating select locations, adding to the wave of 15,000+ U.S. store closures projected for the year
Recent Medical Bankruptcies
NES Health
Bankrupt
Filed for Chapter 7, leading to liquidation after failing to pay emergency physicians, leaving hospitals understaffed and doctors without malpractice coverage.
Why the Real Estate Industry Needs BKwire Bankruptcy Monitoring
Crisis shield
Anticipate tenant and brokerage failures early with BKwire, shielding your portfolio from bankruptcy ripples and lease defaults.
Growth radar
Spot acquisition and partnership opportunities in distressed assets using BKwire’s insights during financial turmoil.
Integrated pulse
Sync with BKwire’s Watchlist for real-time, multi-region alerts on filings, keeping your strategies agile and informed.
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