CMBS

  • Does the CMBS Revival Have Staying Power?

     
  • Election Guide

    Whoever occupies the White House and Congress next year will encounter a host of isssues critical to the apartment industry. Will they act, or punt once more?

     
  • Bethany Maryland in Distress Again

    Two years ago, the Bethany Maryland Portfolio went into special servicing and was modified. Now, it’s back. Patch.com cited Trepp data, reporting that the $296.6 million portfolio is back in the delinquency category. Will other CMBS portfolios follow?

     
  • Freddie's CME Has Some Growing Pains

    As the Capital Markets Execution program matures, some speed bumps are being felt on the back end of the process in the servicing of the loans.

     
  • Multifamily Delinquencies Rise

    Not everything is so sunny in the apartment business. The latest report from Trepp says delinquencies are moving up fueled by loans made in 2007.

     
  • CMBS Heats Up, But is it Back to Stay?

    Pricing for CMBS loans has fallen dramatically and a growing number of conduits are getting aggressive. But the same thing happened around this time last year, and it didn't last.

     
  • Many 5-Year Conduit Loans to Mature in 2012

    A slew of five-year CMBS loans will come due this year, but how will they refinance?

     
  • Fannie Outpacing Freddie on Affordable Housing Preservation

    Affordable housing borrowers looking for permanent loans are finding more success using Fannie Mae's MBS than Freddie Mac's CME.

     
  • CMBS Recovery Hits a Wall

    The CMBS sector's recovery has temporarily run out of steam, as Standard & Poor's abrupt actions send the industry into disarray.

     
  • Prudential Jumps Back Into CMBS

    Prudential Mortgage Capital shut down its conduit operations in 2008, but the firm is now ready to jump back in through a joint venture with Perella Weinberg Partners.