Pinch Hitting in the Big Leagues

Pinch Hitting in the Big Leagues

by Bill Bathe – One of the hardest things to do in the major leagues is come off the bench and produce a base hit when called upon. Well, that was exactly my responsibility when I played for the San Francisco Giants. If you have ever been to Candlestick Park,...
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...
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...
What’s Next?

What’s Next?

By Megan White – What’s coming next for CMBS? What do I have to look forward to? Being a newcomer to the CMBS industry, I am afraid of what is in store for me in 20+ years.   Starting in the 2000s, CMBS took a turn for what they then thought was in the...
Our New Website

Our New Website

by Ann Hambly – I am so excited about our new website.  I knew our old website was in dire need of an overhaul so we hired an expert to design our new website.  What I learned in the process is that there were so many things that had become outdated in just a...