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National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman	Vultures Circle Condo Market Although South Florida has become the poster child for the condo craze, other markets are experiencing plenty of construction activity. For vulture investors that structure their capital-raising efforts around a market collapse, timing is almost everything.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Mark Obrinsky	Condo Craze Leads to Strategic Shift The condo market is hot. Sales of condos and co-ops have reached record levels, and prices continue to climb.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Joe Gose	Mezz Lenders Climb the Leverage Curve Pressured by senior lenders who are making bigger loans, mezzanine lenders are increasingly replacing equity providers in the so-called "capital stack." High interest in mezz will last as long as interest rates stay low.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Apartment Market Rediscovery In New York, apartment investors looking for deals may actually benefit from a slowdown in conversion-led apartment sales. The reason? Condo-mania has chiseled away at apartment yields.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman	Condo-Conversion Hangover? Thanks largely to the continuing condo-conversion craze, sale prices of multifamily properties jumped 34% in the first 10 months of 2005. For 2006, however, the condo-conversion party is expected to wind down.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006	Q & A An interview with Sonnenblick-Goldman President Steve Kohn about shifting winds in the condo market and why capitalization rates just won't start climbing.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Condo Converters' Surprising Impact The pace at which developers are converting apartments into condominiums is having a positive effect on apartment fundamentals in the short term. Yet, in the long run apartment owners may be forced to make significant capital expenditures to compete with luxury condos.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Matt Hudgins	Condo Workouts Breed Innovation Investors with unsold condominiums -- and their creditors -- are desperately seeking ways to cover debt service or unload their assets altogether.
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.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Anthony Downs	Danger Signs Ahead The 2006 outlook contains both good news about the U.S. economy and disquieting danger signs in property markets.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2007	Condo Market Still Searching for a Bottom Annual starts of multifamily buildings containing five or more units have not fallen significantly below 300,000 for a decade, but that will change this year.
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.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Kathleen Fitzpatrick	Mezz Debt Is a Magnet for Borrowers and Lenders The combination of historically low interest rates and tighter underwriting standards on senior loans has made mezzanine debt highly attractive to borrowers. But with lenders tripping over each other to woo customers, returns are shrinking.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2008 Gary M. Tenzer	Back to Fundamentals Rising interest rates and a lack of inexpensive debt in the finance market have ushered in a more sober tone among multi-family investors and lenders. Basic strategies help investors obtain financing for multifamily transactions.
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 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.
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 June 1, 2005 Beth Mattson-Teig	Shopping the Secondary Markets As prices continue to soar in top metros such as Chicago and New York, more and more buyers are pursuing higher returns in secondary markets. Cap rates in primary markets range between 4% and 6% compared to cap rates ranging from 5% to 8% in secondary cities.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2004 Brown & Weiss	The Money Race Borrowers benefit as lenders chase commercial property deals.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Housing Wobble Lifts Apartment Industry Falling vacancies, rising rents and limited new supply have bolstered the apartment market in recent quarters.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2007 Parke M. Chapman	Q & A An interview with principal and urban lifestyle specialist at Chicago-based MCZ Development Corp.'s Christina Noelle about the risks and rewards of large-scale condo conversions in Florida.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	Advantage Institutions The modest rise in rates has eroded the profit margins of leveraged private buyers and strengthened the hand of institutions that pay mostly with cash. This year, pension funds plan to invest $59 billion in real estate in 2006, up from $51 billion in 2005, according to a new survey.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2003 Chapman & Valley	Have We Hit Bottom? If, indeed, the U.S. is in the early stages of a long anticipated rebound, there were no signs of it in the commercial real estate industry in the first half. The most obvious trends were rising vacancies, falling rents and mounting loan delinquencies.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005	Letters to the Editor Condo rentals will multiply... Hurricane victims express heartfelt thanks...
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.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2005 John B. Levy	Where Have All the Good Loans Gone? Recent underwriting trends in fixed-rate CMBS originations may well lead to higher defaults and losses in the years ahead. Perhaps the most widely discussed issue is the increase in interest-only loans.
National Real Estate Investor December 17, 2002 Parke Chapman	Fitch: CMBS outlook not so grim U.S commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) upgrades will outpace downgrades in 2003, predicts Fitch Ratings. Still, Fitch projects that the performance of the four main property classes (hotel, office, retail and multifamily) will continue to decline.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 David Stockman	Condomania: Quality or Quantity? Letter to the editor: The "Condo Conversion Craze Draws Critics" article hit the mark on an important trend in today's real estate market.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2008 Jon Peterson	Ripple Effect Sinking financial and residential sectors make waves in commercial real estate.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2003 Peltin & Swibel	Lenders Tighten Loan Standards in Reaction to Uncertain Economy With interest rates at record lows, demand for new mortgage loans remains strong. However, in today's anemic economic climate, lenders face increased risk of making non-performing loans. Commercial lenders have implemented new safeguards and follow stricter policies to minimize exposure.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2006 Spencer Garfield	The Lending Landscape Buyers must learn to navigate a changing course to finance commercial real estate deals this year.
National Real Estate Investor July 28, 2003 Parke Chapman	CMBS Loan Delinquencies Up in Second Quarter The balance of U.S delinquent loans jumped from $2.8 billion to almost $3.4 billion during the second quarter, reports Fitch Ratings. That brings the Fitch Loan Delinquency Index (LDI) up to 1.62%. At the close of the first quarter, it measured 1.39%.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2003	Ready for the Re Lender restraint helps keep markets stable.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Joe Gose	Condo Hotel Wave Hits U.S. Again What's the attraction? Condo hotels can generate highly lucrative returns of 25% to 30% versus conventional hotels, which yield 10% to 12%. Pre-construction room sales also raise 25% to 40% in equity that ground-up projects need to secure financing.
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National Real Estate Investor January 28, 2004 Parke Chapman	CMBS Loan Delinquencies Climb in Fourth Quarter Office and multifamily commercial mortgage-backed security delinquencies continued to climb during the fourth quarter of 2003, reports Fitch Ratings. In fact, total delinquencies increased by $179 million over the third quarter of 2003.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Avoid the Loan Sharks For those with less-than-perfect credit histories, there's a scary trend in personal finance these days. In the name of convenience, some borrowers are digging themselves into a hole from which they may never emerge.
CFO November 1, 2004 Randy Myers	Squeezing the SBA Small-business borrowing may get more expensive.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Condo Converter Pays Top Dollar for Beachfront Hotel in Florida A former hotel property in Naples, Fla. is being converted into a $71.67 million luxury residential condo building. The beachfront hotel's former owner, Vanderbilt Beach Associates, originally marketed the property at 11000 Gulf Shore Drive to hotel investors.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 John B. Levy	CMBS Issuance in U.S. Breaks Another Record A general weakness in corporate bond yields, exacerbated by the performance of the auto sector led to sharply wider CMBS spreads. Investors seem reluctant to buy until spreads widen a bit further.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 Walter Woods	Post Properties Makes Move into Condo Market Having seen low interest rates and demographic shifts empty many of its rental units, the Atlanta-based REIT that made a name for itself leasing garden apartments is going condo.
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National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2006 John B. Levy	Big Supply, Tight Spreads A wave of commercial mortgage-backed securities hit the market in early March, following a dearth of issuance in January and February. Despite the volume, spreads over comparable Treasuries narrowed, perhaps reflecting pent-up demand.