Brace Yourself for A Legislative Downpour

Congressional proposals could affect future real estate prices and project funding   by Rob Seidenwurm   Under the Capitol dome in Washington, lawmakers regularly produce a waterfall of regulations and tax laws that affect commercial mortgage origination. On...
Half Full or Half Empty

Half Full or Half Empty

CMBS Maturities in 2015 – by Ann Hambly   As of late 2014, it was projected that approximately 34% of the approximate $87 Billion of CMBS debt maturities in 2015 would have trouble paying off at maturity. Of the $87 Billion, $13 Billion had an LTV of...
There’s No Crying in CMBS!!!

There’s No Crying in CMBS!!!

There’s No Crying in Baseball CMBS!!! by Pam Banegas   CMBS experts secretly snicker when asking a potential client if they have ever been involved in a CMBS assumption or loan resolution and the response is “well” …or “I’m not sure” …or there’s a long pause for...