Lending
Manhattan M-F Portfolio Attracts $94.4M in Financing
A 12-property apartment portfolio in Manhattan has just been refinanced to the tune of $94.4 million, courtesy of Beech Street Capital L.L.C. …
JLL’s Denny St. Romain: Financing from Life Companies, Conduits, Banks
At the 2013 Mortgage Bankers Association CREF/Multifamily Housing Conference, Denny St. Romain, managing director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Jones Lang LaSalle, discusses three sources of commercial real estate financing today: life companies, conduits and banks.
Vic Clark: Conduits Compete Directly with Fannie, Freddie
At the 2013 Mortgage Bankers Association CREF/Multifamily Housing Conference, Vic Clark, managing director of Centerline Capital Group, explains the increasing competitiveness of CMBS financing in the commercial real estate world.
General Growth Gets $1.5B Refi on 16 Malls
General Growth Properties, U.S. Bank and RBC Capital Markets have closed on a $1.5 billion secured term loan refinancing 16 of GGP’s properties in the United States.…
David Durning: Prudential’s Financing Goals for 2013
At the 2013 Mortgage Bankers Association CREF/Multifamily Housing Conference, David Durning, president and CEO of Prudential Mortgage Capital Co., explains Prudential’s targets for balance sheet, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA, CMBS and bridge financing for 2013.
Will the CMBS Comeback Be Derailed — Again?
There is some confidence now that a sudden evaporation of conduit financing is less likely this time around because the economic recovery appears to have legs.…
Richard Walter: Banking on Distress
Bank Assetpoint senior managing director Richard Walter offers insight into the new online bank asset trading community and comments on opportunities in the distressed real estate market.
Real Estate Expo Special Report: Knakal Terms NYC Sales Market “Phenomenal”
Robert Knakal, chairman of Massey Knakal Realty, said the New York City commercial property investment sales market is currently red hot, but warned that sustained periods of low interest rates typically lead to real estate bubbles.…
Special Report: Commercial Mortgages Returned 4.7% for Life Companies, Pension Funds in 2012
Life companies and pension funds increased their market share of commercial property financing last year despite ongoing industry deleveraging, according to the Giliberto-Levy Commercial Performance Index, and the mortgage loans yielded a total return of 4.7 percent for the institutions in 2012. …
Crescent Resources Starts Construction of $67M M-F Project in Buckhead
The project will add 355 units to the Terminus master-planned development when is complete next spring. …
