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Alternative Lending Market Is No Fad
By Paul Fiorilla, Associate Director of Research, Yardi Matrix: With demand for debt high and new regulations limiting already strapped lenders, who can fill the gap?
West Coast Promise: Multifamily Market Outlook
By Stephen Jackson and Joe Owens, JLL, San Francisco: The multifamily sector is strong across most U.S. markets, but it is especially strong in the West.
What Do Lawyers Do Anyway?
By Manuel Fishman, Buchalter Nemer, San Francisco: Is your law firm providing services that could more efficiently be brought in house?
DOJ’s Private Prison Phase-Out a Challenge for Prison REITs
By Reed Valutas, Associate Analyst, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Moody’s Investors Service: The DOJ and DHS plans to stop using privately owned prisons create substantial uncertainty for prison REITs.
Sale-Leaseback Proves Successful Net Lease Strategy
By Max Freedman, Managing Director, Sands Investment Group: The benefits of the sale-leaseback model today.
SL Green Lands $1.5B Financing for One Vanderbilt
Upon completion in 2020, the $3.1 billion Manhattan office tower will become the city’s second-tallest building.
HFF Arranges $210M Financing for National Retail Portfolio
The two loans are part of Westwood Financial’s $1.2 billion reorganization plan.
TIAA Unit Closes $1.2B Super-Regional Mall Fund
The equity commitments will allow the fund to assemble a portfolio of approximately $2.5 billion.
Restructuring CMBS Loans, Part 2
By Jay Maddox, Principal, Avison Young: CMBS loan modifications, while difficult, can be accomplished—provided that the borrower understands the practical realities of dealing with special servicers.