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Loan Maturities Loom for Multifamily Financing
Despite the mountain of loans coming due this year, the market more and more belongs to the borrower. Read full story
SEC, S&P reportedly in talks about CMBS suspensio...
McGraw Hill Financial is negotiating with the Securities and Exchange Commission to keep unit Standard & Poor’s from being suspended from rating commercial mortgage-backed securities, a source says. The SEC reportedly is seeking to suspend S&P because of allegations that it doctored ratings in 2011 to obtain business. Read full story
Construction of 405,000 apartments is expected in 2015
Developers will likely begin building 405,000 apartment units next year, according to the 2015 Dodge Construction Outlook. Developers are betting on strong demand as the employment landscape improves and new households form. “Financing for construction projects is becoming more available, reflecting some easing of bank lending standards, a greater focus on real estate development by the investment community and more construction bond measures getting …
New CMBS delinquencies decline in Jan.
New delinquencies of commercial mortgage-backed securities totaled $274 million in January, less than half of December’s $554 million, said Fitch Ratings. Total outstanding Fitch-rated delinquencies stood at $17.9 billion in January. Fitch expressed concerns for the higher levels of credit enhancements for new CMBS. Read full story
Fed expresses reservations about hiking interest rates
Federal Reserve officials said the recovery of the U.S. economy is too fragile to risk by raising interest rates. According to minutes of their January policy meeting, officials fear that a premature increase could dampen economic growth so much that the central bank would have to reverse course and return stimulus programs. Read full story
Pension funds seek more real estate but remain wary of...
Real estate’s high yields and strong fundamentals have pension funds looking to increase their allocations. Many are focused on core assets in primary markets and are cautious about potential risk in other markets. With demand already high for core assets, that preference presents a challenge when it comes to yields, however. Read full story
Oil Price Declines: Lessons Learned Should Be Bigger T...
Recent volatility in oil prices is an abrupt reminder to real estate investors of how quickly markets outside of commercial real estate can change. It is clear there are risks to being complacent, even in an asset class with longer-term return characteristics, when conditions can change quickly. Read full story
Class C Market Grows Tense
Many of you have read about, and experienced, the current multifamily investment frenzy as we continue to learn of new Class A developments on almost a daily basis. Read full story