American Campus Communities is just one of a small but growing number of developers offering mezzanine financing as a way of finding more yield and/or acquiring new product. More
While equity investors continue to favor urban transit–oriented developments, it's growing more difficult to find the debt at leverage levels that would make those deals pencil out. More
While equity investors continue to favor urban transit–oriented developments, it's growing more difficult to find the debt at leverage levels that would make those deals pencil out. More
Life insurance companies and some commercial banks are increasingly challenging the dominance of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, often by offering a more flexible product, said panelists at the recent Apartment Finance Today Conference. More
Life insurance companies and some commercial banks are increasingly challenging the dominance of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, often by offering a more flexible product, said panelists at the recent Apartment Finance Today Conference. More
With the exception of Manhattan, a market that's the exception to a lot of rules, the nation's core coastal markets saw little if any cap rate compression last year. More
MFE 2011 Executive of the Year Mark Alfieri has grown Behringer Harvard's... More
Unlike smaller owners, the REITs have many financing avenues available to them. And should the GSEs go away, many small owners may be forced to sell, allowing the big to get bigger. More
Unlike smaller owners, the REITs have many financing avenues available to them. And should the GSEs go away, many small owners may be forced to sell, allowing the big to get bigger. More
Multifamily borrowers should start preparing now to live in a world with no GSEs by diversifying thier relationships, going long-term, and modeling more conservative exit strategies. More