Making it to the Top Takes a Team

Making it to the Top Takes a Team

By Bill Bathe – Growing up as a child all I could think about was playing baseball. From the time I could pick up a bat and a ball, game on! At the time all I could focus on was my own thoughts and my own little world. It would take me a lot of time (well into...
Why Keep Your Hotel Loan Current?

Why Keep Your Hotel Loan Current?

By Bill Stuckeman –   While the performance of CMBS loans backed by hotels appears to have improved in pace with the economy, there are significant issues just below the financial foundation. Similar to what a Phase I study does in identifying potential or...

Troubled CMBS Loans Here to Stay

The Registry, September 23, 2014 News that the commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate increased six basis points to 6.1 percent in August after 14 months of declines indicate that troubled loans originated prior to the financial crisis are going...
Creative Solutions for Maturing Loans

Creative Solutions for Maturing Loans

[jwplayer mediaid=”10378″] Approximately $350 Billion of CMBS debt is maturing in the next 3 years. Approximately 34% of all 2016 maturing CMBS loans currently have an LTV of 90% or greater.   View Slide Deck
Doom & Gloom of Traditional Malls

Doom & Gloom of Traditional Malls

By Josh Wigley –   Among uncertainty and predictions of a dying breed, The Mall at Bay Plaza opened its doors this month as the first enclosed fashion mall to open in New York City in nearly 40 years. Some analysts predict 50% of the existing malls today...