From the MBA CREF Conference: Lenders Enjoying the "Perfect Calm"
Feb 7, 2007, by: David Bodamer
Improved fundamentals, a cache of capital and continued innovation in capital markets have converged this year to create a "perfect calm" for commercial real estate financiers. ...
Defensive Position
Feb 1, 2007
Charles Antonucci isn't happy about the new commercial real estate lending guidelines his bank is going to have to follow. ...
Law Would Permanently Nix Lender-Broker Mix
Jan 31, 2007, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Lawmakers in Washington are once again pushing a bill that would permanently bar banks from breaking into the real estate brokerage and property management businesses....
Borrow til You Drop
Jul 1, 2006, By Jennifer Popovec
Trying to lock in cheap debt before interest rates spike, investors and developers are on a last borrowing binge...
Bank On It
Jun 1, 2006, By Patricia Kirk
Although a household name when it comes to residential mortgages, Countrywide Financial Corp. is a newcomer to lending on commercial real estate. But...
Financial Crunch
Jun 1, 2006, By Geoff Lewis
Lenders feel pinched by hyper-competitive conditions...
Retail Lender List
Jun 1, 2006, David Bodamer
The balance is shifted in favor of borrowers but lenders are not shying away from retail real estate...
FINANCE BRIEFS
May 1, 2006
Bain Capital Partners LLC completed its $2.1 billion buyout of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. after stockholders in the retailer approved the...
Easy Money
Oct 1, 2005, David Bodamer
As questions mount over whether commercial real estate is experiencing a boom or a bubble, some comfort has been taken in the fact that unlike in the...
Increasing the Odds in Retail Loan Roulette
May 1, 2005, BY CHARLES KRAWITZ
Small retail properties support the needs of modern life, from eating to dry cleaning to movie rentals. Shoppers can cash a check, pick up a prescription,...
