Property Metrics
2012 Forecast: Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Improvement
CPE offers a snapshot of forecasts for the new year, portraying the likely trends that will shape commercial real estate in 2012.
Grandbridge Funds $72M Loan through Freddie Mac for Florida Multi-Family
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital just closed a $72 million Freddie Mac first-mortgage loan secured by Paradise Island, a 1,112-unit apartment property in Jacksonville, Fla.
DLA Piper Survey: 70 Percent Stay Bearish for the Upcoming Year
The results of DLA Piper’s fifth State of the Market Survey showed that 70 percent of the top executives within the real estate industry — CEOs, CFOs, COOs and other senior positions — are bearish overall on the economy.
Prudential’s Rick Romano on REITs, CMBS
Rick Romano, a vice president with Prudential Real Estate Investors, sat down with Commercial Property Executive to discuss his firm’s outlook for the rest of 2011.
Fitch: CMBS Loans Look Good; Most Will Pay at Maturity
According to Fitch Ratings, the CMBS sector is looking good as maturing loans reach the end of their terms, and more than $17.3 billion are scheduled to do so in 2012.
Ratings Issue Brings Goldman Sachs, Citigroup $1.5B CMBS Sale to an End
Goldman and Citigroup announced earlier this week the cancellation of the transaction involving nearly $1.5 billion in commercial mortgage pass-through certificates.
Prudential, Perella Weinberg JV Opens Access to $1B in CMBS
It’s a new day for Prudential, as a new joint venture with Perella Weinberg Partners will allow the financial firm to begin issuing CMBS, effective immediately.
Fitch: Special Servicing for CMBS Loans on Downswing
As of mid-March, approximately 200 loans have transferred this year, marking a dramatic descent from the 631 loans in the first quarter of 2010.
CMBS Delinquencies Hit New Peak, but Growth Rate Slows: Trepp Report
By Paul Rosta, Senior Editor CMBS delinquencies reached an all-time high of 9.34 percent last month, but that dubious distinction…