by admin | Nov 3, 2015 | Ann's Articles, Anns Articles, News
by Ann Hambly The primary reason that property owners express such a disdain for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) is that the financing vehicle is “mysterious.” There is no source or website anyone can go to that will explain how a CMBS loan really works,...
by admin | Sep 3, 2015 | Anns Articles
There’s a push or pull to all messages, but they’re all personal by: Ann Hambly Push marketing and pull marketing: They’re two contrasting methods that define how best to approach customers. In push marketing, you take your service directly to your clients — push it...
by admin | Apr 20, 2015 | Anns Articles, News
Shopping malls have taken a beating over the past few years with major retailers such as Sears and Macy’s pulling out of prime anchor spots. While the average vacancy rate at the nation’s malls was 92.7 percent in 2014, 25 of the nation’s nearly 1,000 shopping malls...
by admin | Feb 13, 2015 | Anns Articles
Plan for loans maturing in 2015 and beyond to avoid financial pitfalls by: Ann Hambly More than $600 billion of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loans were originated between the years of 2005 and 2007, making up a major percentage of legacy CMBS loans....
by admin | Feb 9, 2015 | Anns Articles
Underwater commercial real estate loans are putting senior bondholders, even some pension funds, at risk. By Ann Hambly According to Webster’s dictionary, a “falling knife” is a slang phrase for a security in which the current price or value has dropped significantly...
by admin | Dec 15, 2014 | Anns Articles
The Federal Reserve Bank ended its quantitative easing program last week on a satisfied note. The program accomplished what it was supposed to, the Fed said: it stabilized the economy during a time of upheaval and significant unemployment. In truth, though, the impact...
