Finance

Non-Traditional Loans: Creativity, Flexibility Fill the Gaps

By Bradley Ross, Vice President, Calmwater Capital: Stricter bank regulations and underwriting standards have led borrowers to pursue more creative financing solutions. Here are a few examples.

Inaugural NAIOP Sentiment Index: 12 Good Months Ahead

The organization’s very first Sentiment Index brings good news for commercial real estate in 2016.

Lowe Enterprises Investors Acquires 370-Key Hilton Garden Inn Portfolio in Atlanta

Lowe Enterprises Investors added three Hilton Garden Inn hotels to its growing portfolio, with plans to invest in upgrades and refurbishings.

Alliance Texas Creek View

HFF Secures $74.5M Refi for DFW Industrial Portfolio

HFF has arranged a $74.5 million refinancing loan for a Class A industrial portfolio totaling 1.6 million square feet.

Mitch Resnick, managing director, Walker & Dunlop Commercial Property Funding

Top Addition for Walker & Dunlop’s CMBS Platform

Veteran Mitch Resnick, former Freddie Mac and Goldman Sachs VP, joins Walker & Dunlop Property Funding LLC as managing director.

Mesa West Capital Finances Northbridge Centre Acquisition With $56.8M

Mesa West provided a $56.8 million loan to finance the acquisition of Northbridge Centre in the Miami area.

James Center, Richmond, Va.

Richmond’s $150M James Center Gets New Leasing, Management Rep

Sitting at 901, 1021 and 1051 E Cary St., in the heart of the city’s financial district, the three buildings offer a total of nearly one million square feet of Class A office space.

Rents March Up in First Quarter

Yardi’s Matrix Monthly report revealed solid multifamily growth for the first quarter of the year and revealed its new forecast revisions.

Rubenstein, Vision Real Estate Shell Out $136M for Warren Corporate Center in N.J.

A joint venture between Rubenstein Partners and Vision Real Estate Partners has acquired a four-building office property in Warren, N.J.

HFF Secures $43M Refi for 100 Peachtree in Atlanta CBD

The brokerage firm arranged the $43.3 million refinancing on behalf of Five Mile Capital Partners LLC for the 32-story office tower in the ATL.