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Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2006 Gary Mozer	Greater Access Collateralized debt obligations offer small commercial investors financing options.
National Real Estate Investor January 28, 2003 Parke Chapman	Moody's: Domestic CMBS issuance to rise this year According to Moody's, U.S commercial mortgage-backed securities issuance this year will reach $67 billion, up from last year's total of $66 billion.
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, 2007 Parke M. Chapman	Q & A Here, the EVP of Midland Loan Services talks about the strong market for securitized commercial real estate debt and why he believes that growing distress among residential sub-prime borrowers could impact CMBS and CDO investors.
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National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins	Mesmerized by Mezzanine Mezzanine lending for commercial real estate is exploding.
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.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2009 Samuel A. Gillespie	Money Magnets Today's distressed real estate assets are attracting well-capitalized investors.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Bernard J. Haddigan	A Structured Finance Hangover At the height of the commercial real estate market's historic up cycle in 1999, collateralized debt obligations emerged on the scene.
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.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007 Jennifer Popovec	How to Get in on High-Yield Real Estate Debt The CRE CDO game is just beginning to open up to individual investors. But beware. CRE CDOs, relatively new high-yield debt vehicles, are only for the truly adventurous.
Registered Rep. February 17, 2012 Jennifer Popovec	Commercial Mortgage REITs: Less Risk, Same Reward? A new crop of commercial mortgage REITs emerging today may be less risky investments compared to the legacy commercial mortgage REITs that operated during the most recent real estate boom, argue some industry experts.
National Real Estate Investor February 4, 2003 Parke Chapman	MBA: Commercial mortgage originations up 5% A survey of mortgage bankers conducted by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBA) reports that mortgage originations were up over 5% for 2002.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2003	Ready for the Re Lender restraint helps keep markets stable.
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.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 John B. Levy	CMBS Deals Ramp Up After a white-hot pace of issuance in March, new offerings of commercial mortgage-backed securities have practically disappeared, according to a recent survey.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Jennifer Popovec	Global CMBS Warming Investors and borrowers in several countries are just now beginning to realize the advantages of CMBS: liquidity, higher yields and favorable financing rates. But a perceived lack of transparency, or financial disclosure by borrowers, concerns investors in non-U.S. CMBS.
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National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins	Why the Checkout Line to Defease is Lengthening Skyrocketing property values are the biggest engine driving defeasance in 2005. The capital pouring into commercial real estate has outstripped supply, with the resulting competition to acquire properties exerting upward pressure on sale prices and property values in general.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman	Weathering The Storm The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has exposed both the strengths and weaknesses of the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market, say industry experts.
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2006 Lynn Novelli	Deluge of Debt REITs cannot live by equity alone. Like other companies, REITs must go to the debt markets for funding. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using secured versus unsecured debt?
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 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.
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 April 1, 2003 John B. Levy	Yield Spreads Reverse Course In a classic case of having gone "too far, too fast," the yield spreads on commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) returned from the extraordinarily low levels they had briefly reached, according to the Barron's/John B. Levy & Co. National Mortgage Survey.
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.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Jonathan L. Kempner	A Rallying Cry for TRIA Extension Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) kept ratings agencies from lowering ratings on loans in the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market, allowing borrowers to obtain terrorism insurance coverage at a reasonable cost.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 John B. Levy	End to Frothy Underwriting in Sight Specs Commercial-mortgage originators and CMBS buyers continue to grouse about the market's lack of underwriting discipline, but their appetites continue unabated... National Mortgage Survey: Selected CMBS Spreads... Whole Loans...
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 John B. Levy	Wider Spreads Yield Opportunity Commercial mortgage-backed securities spreads have a habit of tightening early in the New Year, and the smart money seems to be betting on that occurring again in early 2006. But a new CMBS player has emerged, too -- hedge funds.
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 February 1, 2006 John B. Levy	A Broken Record for CMBS Market A staggering amount of income-producing real estate was sold in 2005, and spreads between commercial-mortgage yields and comparable Treasury yields tightened. Here, a panel of experts provides its forecast for CMBS volume and spreads through June 30, 2006.
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.
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.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2003 Thomas Jaekel	Low Rates Help Insulate Commercial Markets From Unstable Economy Slower growth is an indication of the market's discipline and bodes well for the commercial real estate industry in light of an unpredictable economy.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 John B. Levy	Is the CMBS Party Over? The next few months will show modest volume in CMBS, largely because of a downtrend in sales of income property, most of which trigger fresh financing.
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.
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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, 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.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004	CMBS Issuance On Track for Record Volume in 2004 Issuance of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities is Headed for Record Levels... Ripple Effect of Insurer Scandal... Impact of Prepayment Penalties... etc.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Jamie Woodwell	Why Quality Research Is Critical There has been a lot said about the commercial real estate/multifamily finance industry's increased acceptance as an asset class, and much of that acceptance has to do with the industry's accomplishments in capturing and using statistical information.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 John B. Levy	The Good Times Roll On It was the best of times; the worst of times never showed up in 2002, according to the Barron's/John B. Levy & Co. National Mortgage Survey.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 John B. Levy	CMBS Issuance Hovers in the Stratosphere Just when you thought the commercial real estate market should be taking a well-deserved summer breather, volume has exploded again. Total offerings of $17 billion to $20 billion were expected to come to market in the commercial mortgage-backed securities arena.
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 August 1, 2004 John B. Levy	A Pleasant Surprise for CMBS Volume In today's commercial property market, lenders are competing fiercely for business. In fact, most observers say that they have never seen such liquidity in the commercial real estate sector.
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National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2003 John B. Levy	Loans in Demand Commercial mortgage whole loans and CMBS bonds are performing extraordinarily well, despite the fact that real estate fundamentals are continuing to deteriorate, especially in the office sector.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 John B. Levy	CMBS Volume Hits Record High Securitizations of commercial mortgages ran at a record volume in June, continuing a pace that has prevailed all year. Monthly offerings totaled $23 billion in the U.S. market.