| Similar Articles |
 |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins |
Year of the Mega Loan Large loans and mushrooming CMBS issuance drove commercial real estate financing levels to an all-time high last year, but lenders say a slowing pace of transactions could temper loan volume as 2006 unfurls.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Encore Performance? Mortgage bankers are hoping that 2006 will be a repeat performance of 2005 -- a phenomenal year for commercial and multifamily mortgage originations. But whether those expectations materialize depends largely on interest rates.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2009 Steve Bram |
Capital Markets Conundrum Are there viable solutions to today's financing puzzle?  |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2008 Kemba J. Dunham |
Rocky Road The commercial mortgage-backed securities market, after more than 15 years of riding a positive investment wave, swiftly crashed in late 2007. Currently, a recovery has yet to get under way.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 Matt Valley |
NREI Survey Ranks Wachovia As No. 1 Commercial Lender NREI's 12th annual Top Lender Survey might best be described as a battle of the banking titans from Charlotte, N.C. In the direct lending category, Wachovia, which merged with First Union nearly 18 months ago to become a heavyweight, captured the No. 1 ranking over BofA.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 |
17th Annual Top Lenders Survey: The following rankings are based on responses to NREI's 17th annual Top Lenders Survey and reflect total dollars financed or arranged in commercial real estate during the 2007 calendar year.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2013 Elizabeth Braman |
2013 Midyear Financing Report With an abundance of available capital, the first half of 2013 showed plenty of healthy competition to finance commercial real estate. Will this trend continue?  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins |
Sounding the Alarm Bell on CMBS Lending The capital pouring into commercial real estate isn't limited to conduit loans, but the industry at large can't afford to ignore changes in CMBS standards because securitization has evolved to influence nearly all commercial real estate lending.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2010 Michael Houge |
Drop the Puck! What's holding up commercial real estate investment?  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Joe Gose |
Lenders Draw Up Plays to Land Big Deals Aggressive. Innovative. Creative. Those are all fitting words to describe today's lenders as they stretch underwriting terms in ways that were unheard of just two years ago.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins |
Leaping Through The Lending Trough According to the normal rhythms of the real estate industry, the first years of this decade should have been a slow period for lenders. To the delight of the mortgage industry, it hasn't worked out that way.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2012 |
Capital Markets 2012 Many economic issues converged late last year to slow commercial real estate's recovery.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2003 |
Ready for the Re Lender restraint helps keep markets stable.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 |
Insatiable Appetite For Debt Financing The prospect of higher interest rates shows no sign of dampening borrower demand for commercial real estate debt, according to an exclusive survey of more than 400 developers and owners conducted by National Real Estate Investor.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2015 Tim Koltermann |
CMBS Forecast Commercial mortgage-backed securities lending is alive and well -- maybe too well, depending on where you look in the market.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2007 Dees Stribling |
Coming into Focus Mortgage REITs of all stripes tighten their lending practices to improve their outlook going forward. The subprime event may mark a permanent change in the business environment for mortgage REITs, as well as mortgage lenders and investors.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2008 James Kirkpatrick |
Financial Survival Learn how to stay afloat in the commercial real estate market as terror strikes the credit market.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2007 W. Joseph Caton |
Small-Cap Attraction The business of buying, managing and trading smaller commercial properties has now become a favored target market of both portfolio and conduit lenders.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2004 Brown & Weiss |
The Money Race Borrowers benefit as lenders chase commercial property deals.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins |
Are Borrowers Over-Leveraged? The central question is whether the low capitalization rates generating today's high property values and loan amounts are temporary or will be around for at least the next decade, when those loans will roll over and require new financing.  |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Appraisal Nightmares on Main Street If a low appraisal jeopardizes your real estate deal, don't panic. See if your lender will obtain a second appraisal.  |
U.S. Banker May 2007 Lee Conrad |
Subprime Mortgages: As the Knot Unravels, A Question Lingers: Why? Consumers and companies following their self-interest are supposed to be guiding forces that drive a capitalist economy. The recent meltdown of the subprime-mortgage market, however, raises the question of whether all participants were headed in that direction.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2013 Jeff Rauth |
Follow the Money What are today's most financeable deals? Several market forces currently at work foretell a stronger lending environment in the next 12 to 18 months.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2014 William E. Hughes |
Capital Markets Outlook Will rising interest rates stall commercial real estate activity?  |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Will Bring On the Real Recovery Now, some positive signs in mortgage financing are bolstering the argument that for real estate, the worst is truly over.  |
BusinessWeek August 22, 2005 Peter Coy |
Piggy Bank -- Or House Of Cards? As downpayments shrink sharply, highly leveraged homebuyers may be in for a fall.  |
U.S. Banker May 2007 Thomas P. Vartanian |
Crisis and Opportunity In Subprime Mortgage Markets Problems in the subprime mortgage business will inevitably lead to opportunities for those who can evaluate, service or manage the underlying loans, securities and real estate.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins |
Frothy Market Boosts Volume Commercial lending volume for direct lenders and financial intermediaries soared to new heights in 2004, but industry veterans caution that the prospect of higher long-term interest rates will make a repeat of last year's performance difficult, if not impossible.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2010 William E. Jones |
Climbing the Capital Hill Owners and investors face steep obstacles on the path to financing.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2008 Jon Peterson |
Ripple Effect Sinking financial and residential sectors make waves in commercial real estate.  |
The Motley Fool March 26, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Here Come the Mortgage Regulators With subprime lending continuing to plummet, House and Senate hearings run the risk of further retarding a recovery in housing.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 H. Lee Murphy |
Lenders On Alert Despite the weakening economy and soaring vacancy rates in many property types, loan delinquencies and foreclosures have not risen to the point where lender portfolios are endangered.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2009 Ryan Krauch |
Back to Basics How can commercial real estate borrowers obtain financing and survive the capital markets mess?  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2005 Andrew Stewart |
7 Real Estate Finance Myths Unveiled Discover the market factors that really are influencing today's real estate transactions.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2010 Jeffrey Wolfer |
The Lending Landscape Despite the restricted market, borrowers still face many decisions when it comes to securing capital for commercial real estate projects.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2010 Jerry Dunn |
Bridging the Gap A new breed of lenders is providing capital in today's commercial real estate market.  |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 John B. Levy |
A Shot Across The Bow Investors in loans on commercial real estate -- insurance companies, pension funds and Wall Street firms -- continued competing for business in January, squeezing spreads between interest rates on commercial mortgages and rates on Treasuries.  |
CFO October 1, 2007 Avital Louria Hahn |
Only the Strong Shall Thrive Financially sound companies find gold in credit mayhem even as weaker players fear the game is up.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2009 Matt Hudgins |
Office Market Overtime Commercial real estate professionals work long hours managing deals in this struggling sector.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 Kathleen Fitzpatrick |
Taking the Floating-Rate Gamble A slow recovery in the U.S. economy has prompted more and more borrowers to bet that interest rates won't be rising anytime soon. And still others, fueled by fears of overall uncertainty, are satisfying their appetites with flexible financing.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 |
The Lure of Low Rates Despite more than a dozen hikes in the federal funds rate in the past 18 months and consensus among industry experts that the 10-year Treasury yield is poised to climb, borrower attitudes reveal an unflappable demand for commercial real estate debt.  |
Bank Systems & Technology November 26, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Lending Tech Vendor Space to See Realignment As lenders find themselves in the throes of the credit crunch, the ill effects are trickling down to the lending technology vendors, ushering in a realignment in the space.  |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Randall Dodd |
Subprime: Tentacles of a Crisis The mortgage market turbulence is as much about the breakdown of the structure of U.S. financial markets as it is about bad debt.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2011 David F. Webb |
The Lending Scene Commercial mortgage-backed securities' return brightens the picture in primary markets.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2012 Howard W. Smith |
Financing Fundamentals These 5 tips help borrowers open the door to the right lender.  |
U.S. Banker July 2008 Paul Muolo |
The Year of Living Dangerously: Banks Cope with Fallout Subprime-origination volumes were hammered last year after concerns about delinquencies, credit quality and declining home values ravished the market.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2003 Len Deering |
Multifamily Property Owners Benefit From Competitive Financing Soft occupancies force lenders to be more creative in competing for multifamily loans.  |
U.S. Banker July 2010 |
Why We Don't Need Any More Bank Charters Unless bank organizers can make a compelling case that consumers and business owners aren't being served by existing banks, regulators should continue to clamp down on new charters.  |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2005 Matt Valley |
Some Market Conditions Belie Lenders' Euphoria The wind is no longer at their back in a rising interest-rate environment, but you'd never know it by the tenor of the speeches during last month's Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) convention.  |