Finance
IPD Conference: Unfinished Business Hampers Cap Markets' Rebound
Real estate capital markets present a mixed bag of promise and unresolved issues left over from the Great Recession, according to the leading economists, analysts and financiers who spoke at a forum sponsored by IPD in New York City.
Mortgage Bankers Roundtable, Part II: Taking Stock of Today's Financing Conditions
In this second part of CPE’s 2012 Mortgage Bankers Roundable, top commercial real estate finance executives address interest rates, underwriting standards, CMBS and the future of Fannie and Freddie.
Challenges and Opportunities: The New Normal Lending Landscape
While there is optimism in the market for 2012, there is still hesitation – and those negative factors include debt availability, the tightening of the CMBS market and the need to resolve distressed debt.
Mortgage Bankers Roundtable, Part I: Maturities, Here They Come: CRE Lenders Prepare to Meet the Wave of CMBS Loans Needing Refinancing This Year
Is this the year stakeholders in commercial real estate debt will have to “face the music?” CPE spoke with top executives at Cohen Financial, Marcus & Millichap, NorthMarq and Walker & Dunlop to get their opinions on financial strategy for 2012.
Distressed Debt & Asset Update: Is CMBS Here to Stay?
CMBS debt represented more than one-third of total outstanding commercial real estate debt at the height of the market in the mid-2000s, and is once again being looked upon as a potential solution to help solve existing distressed-asset issues and manage significant looming debt maturities.
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.