Jay Maddox

Navigating Construction Loans, Part 3

In the final installment of this series, Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox addresses some of the challenges unique to the financing mechanism.

Navigating Construction Loans, Part 2

In the second installment of this series, Avison Young’s Jay Maddox describes various guarantees typically required by construction lenders, as well as approaches that borrowers can deploy to protect themselves. 

Navigating Construction Loans, Part 1

In the first installment of a two-part series, Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox details the ways in which lenders mitigate construction risk.

Stimulating Development in Low-Income Areas

Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox details the tax code provisions that incentivize long-term investment in specific geographic areas across the country.

Legislation Spells Relief for Banks, CRE Borrowers

Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox details the modifications to Dodd-Frank that clarify the rules and set the stage for lenders to provide more options to commercial real estate sponsors.

The Unique Challenges of EB-5 Defaults

While the program has been a valuable financing tool for the real estate industry, it has also attracted poorly conceived projects and abuses. Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox offers insight on what to do when things go wrong.

The Need for Patient Equity

Capital sources willing to take a long-term view on their investments may have an opportunity to win over developers in today’s real estate financing market. Here’s why, according to Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox.

The Toy Story That Ended in Chapter 11

In the world of retailer Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings, Toys “R” Us’ massive failure is a bit of an anomaly, observes Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox.

2018 to Be Another Good Year for Borrowers

Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox identifies the major trends and changes set to impact the commercial real estate lending environment this year.

CRE Dodges a Tax Bullet

Many of the benefits the commercial real estate industry enjoys were preserved in the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but market participants are still distilling the impact of the changes, notes Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox.