Finance (Research Center)
Downward Bound
(CMBS delinquencies by property type; $ in billions) (CMBS delinquencies, 30-plus days and REO)
Guest Column: Barclay Aggregated Bond Index Changes to Benefit Multi-family
Bill Hyman of Centerline Capital outlines impacts of some pending changes to the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, set to take effect on June 30.
Guest Column: A Bid for TRIA
Commercial real estate industry executives are watching Congress closely as it considers whether to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, a backstop for private insurance companies so they can offer terrorism insurance.
Healthy Gains
(CMBS delinquencies by property type; $ in billions) By Larry Kay Between February 2014 and the same period last year, all of the major property types had fairly healthy declines in delinquency amounts. The totals for lodging, multi-family and office each fell by about one-third, while retail and industrial were not far behind, dropping by 25 percent. Looking at February’s amount delinquent, lodging had the largest decline at 16 percent, ending the month at $2.8 billion. With the economy recovering, strong transient demand and improving group hotel room bookings, there were across-the-board gains in 2013 for occupancy, average daily rates…
White Paper: Critical Risks in Lease Terms
As the CMBS market returns, borrowers would do well to ensure their lease documents are structured appropriately and they are familiar with the most critical elements.
Hugh Frater: Fair Chance No Mandates on Fannie/Freddie This Year
Hugh Frater, CEO of Berkadia, shares his insights with Multi-Housing News/Commercial Property Executive regarding the commercial property financing market.
