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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.   |
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2006
Matt Hudgins |
Mesmerized by Mezzanine Mezzanine lending for commercial real estate is exploding. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2014
Reisner & McMahon |
Restructuring Rights Credit tenant lease borrowers must preserve their Chapter 11 reorganization options. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jonathan A. Peckham |
Borrower Beware Most commercial mortgage lenders charge application, due diligence, and loan commitment fees, but do your clients know what that money really is buying? Often, it is less than they think. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2012
Gantz et al. |
CMBS Concerns Are securitized loans worth the trouble? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2007
Leighton & Mayer |
Be Resourceful While some commercial real estate investors secure financing through deals with their existing banks, most investors, developers, and owners derive the best terms when lenders compete for their business. Consultants can help borrowers secure the most favorable loan terms. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2003 |
Ready for the Re Lender restraint helps keep markets stable. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2011
Thomas R. Petty |
Loan Language What can borrowers negotiate under today's stricter standards? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2004
Brown & Weiss |
The Money Race Borrowers benefit as lenders chase commercial property deals. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2009
Safarian, Choi & Grant |
Carveout Consequences Learn how the courts rule on non-recourse loan provisions. |
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
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. |
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. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2005
Mittler & Korbin |
Financing Focus: Lenders Talk TICs Investors should be clear on how tenancy-in-common transactions differ from single-investor or entity investment transactions. Understanding this raises the likelihood that a transaction will close with a minimum of cost, time, and frustration. |
OCC Bulletin
April 4, 2001 |
Leveraged Financing Guidance for bankers and examiners that more fully describes supervisory expectations regarding sound practices for leveraged financing activities. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2003
John B. Levy |
Bustling Market Six separate CMBS offerings totaling more than $6 billion were due in late December... Impact of terrorism insurance legislation on new construction still unclear... Mezzanine debt, secured by the borrower's ownership interest in properties, heats up... |
National Real Estate Investor
June 1, 2006
Matt Hudgins |
Why CDOs Are Hot With much of the world's investment capital seeking placement in commercial real estate, lenders are eager to help property owners liquidate portions of their equity and refinance through CDOs. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2006
Gary Mozer |
Greater Access Collateralized debt obligations offer small commercial investors financing options. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2008
Essa & Hoskote |
Fast Funding Asset-based financing provides quicker access to securing loans. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2006
A. Barry Cappello |
Making It Work Investors soon may feel the effects of a cooling real estate market through subtle and not-so-subtle shifts in the way lenders view commercial real estate loans. When lenders' requirements tighten, borrowers should consider these options. |
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
Nov/Dec 2002
Stephen V. Jacquemin |
Understand Lender Criteria to Finance Manufactured-Housing Communities Manufactured-home community buyers have two main financing choices: long-term loans from institutional or conduit lenders or short-term bank loans. To obtain the appropriate financing for these investments, commercial real estate professionals should understand lender criteria for each type. |
CFO
June 15, 2012
Vincent Ryan |
A Better Way to Borrow? Middle-market companies and leveraged-buyout firms are returning to the recent past with a hybrid loan structure that simplifies the use of subordinated debt and offers companies a lower cost of capital. |
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. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2012
Howard W. Smith |
Financing Fundamentals These 5 tips help borrowers open the door to the right lender. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2008
Connolly et al. |
Debt Transfer While new money is difficult to find in the current economic climate, loan assumptions may provide the prospective debt commercial real estate buyers need to close deals. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2011
Brad Cox |
The Loan Request Package How to request -- and get -- the best loan from today's limited lending sources |
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. |
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
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. |
Entrepreneur
May 2006
David Worrell |
Sound Structure There are plenty of strategies you can use to fund your business's growth. The trick is picking the one that suits your company best. |
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. |
Entrepreneur
February 2008
Rosalind Resnick |
Nothing Personal How can you protect yourself and your assets from risk when securing a business loan? |
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. |
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2007
Lewis Braham |
Help a Homeowner, Get a Double-Digit Return Whether the loan is between friends or strangers, private lenders say returns after expenses have historically been in the low double digits. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2010
Justin Bert |
Bank Shot Do you have the right moves to score with lenders' troubled assets? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2006
Joseph Mardesich |
Looking for Leverage Here is how to help clients determine funding sources for small multifamily investments. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2004
Thomas Jaekel |
Wait and See Commercial real estate capital market activity hinges on interest rates and job growth. |
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? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2010
David C. Hannah |
Community Banks Step Into a New Role Banks can band together with other similarly situated community banks to share the credit risk through a loan participation or syndication arrangement. |
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
Jan/Feb 2010
Usow & Newburn |
Loan to Own Seller financing attracts potential buyers in a constrained market. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2005
Moskowitz & Napoliello |
Orchestra Funds Strike the Proper Chord Orchestra (i.e. pre-mezzanine) lenders and funds are the new frontier in real estate. They seek to add growth, value and innovation in the once staid, and much misunderstood, world of "hard money" -- a term that may have seen its last days. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2015
Brooks R. Smith |
Loan Commitments Borrowers should negotiate early and often. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2010
Huntley & Mullaney |
Both Sides Now Commercial property borrowers and lenders must face the music together with a plan. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2013
Steve Zorich |
Off Balance Do commercial borrowers benefit from bank relationships? |
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, 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. |
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. |
CFO
Andrew Osterland |
Reining In SPEs New rules for special-purpose entities may result in bigger corporate balance sheets. |
