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Commercial Mortgage News
Last Updated Tuesday, September 11, 2001 09:19 PM CST
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Commercial Mortgage News
Stories about commercial lending on multi-unit, office, retail and industrial properties.
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In Midst Of Financial Storm, Commercial Paper Strong
Outlook for coming months is somewhat murky
MortgageDaily.com August 1
GE Capital launches $1 bln CMBS
The AAA-rated interest-only Class X1, with an 8.75-year average life, and a notional size of $1.032 billion, was launched in the area of 525 to 550 basis points over Treasuries
Yahoo.com July 30
Changing Demographics Power Apartment Growth
The number of apartment households with real incomes exceeding $50,000 has been increasing nearly 8 percent annually
MortgageDaily.com July 25
J.P. Morgan Chase prices $964 mln CMBS
The issue was expected to settle on July 31
Yahoo.com July 25
More Apartment Funding Proposed On Capitol Hill
Bill also authorizes FHA to begin insuring so-called "hybrid" ARMs
MortgageDaily.com July 23
"Mezzanine" Financing Fills Commercial Gap
According to Prudential, market worth between $65 billion and $135 billion
MortgageDaily.com July 19
Westfield america says has closed $800 mln
Shopping center loans financed by UBS Warburg and Lehman Brothers
Yahoo.com July 11
Amresco Files For Bankruptcy
Company to sell noncash assets for $309 million to LLC whose principals include Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
MortgageDaily.com July 3
Borrowers Tell It Like It Is
Borrowers speaking out at commercial convention believed that large institutions have more power to persuade rating agencies to increase their flexibility
TheBankingChannel.com June 29
FHA multifamily still without funds
Mortgage bankers' group lobbying Senate to release money for multifamily mortgage insurance
Inman.com June 29
Senate Moves To Eliminate Emergency Requirement
On Multifamily
Builders want more funding
MortgageDaily.com June 25
Fannie and Freddie Claim Rising Share of
Multifamily Loan Market
Report by Ann Schnare, former Freddie Mac executive
TheBankingChannel.com June 22
Affordable housing seen impacted by accounting rule
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac warned earlier this month that the new rule, known as Rule 140, would make it more difficult to raise money to finance multifamily housing.
Yahoo.com June 20
Federal funding exhausted
HUD's plan calls for America's building effort to continue on a year-round basis, includes higher fees for people who get loan guarantees and ensures that multifamily program pays for itself
ChicagoTribune.com June 17
New commercial mortgage lender founded
Collateral Mortgage, Charter American form private commercial mortgage bank
Inman.com June 14
US Housing market to slow but remain strong
Downturn likely to be especially apparent in commercial construction as businesses trim growth
Individual.com June 12
HUD Boss Offers Olive Branch on Insurance
Martinez told NAHB the administration aims to erase the stop and start cycle of the program, but would be willing to sit down to talk about concerns
Yahoo.com June 9
Banks Tighten Commercial Underwriting Standards
Demand for commercial mortgages is down, but has remained relatively stable
TheBankingChannel.com June 7 (free subscription required)
Amtrak Asks For White House Permission To Mortgage Penn Station
Proceeds to keep company operating
MortgageDaily.com June 6
Housing Program Suffers Fund Woes
HUD spokeswoman: "The Bush administration inherited a multifamily insurance program that HUD has shut down three times in the last eight years because the funds were not properly managed to last the entire year"
Yahoo.com May 6
Democrats Slam Administration Over Housing Funds
House Financial Services Committee senior Democrat John LaFalce: "This is a glaring example of the antisocial priorities of this administration"
Yahoo.com May 6
The REIT Way to Diversify
The pros and cons of investing in real estate investment trusts
WashingtonPost.com May 27
Downtown rents start to soften
Tenant concessions make a comeback in Chicago
ChicagoTribune.com May 26
At Any Rate
Recent commercial mortgage industry ratings actions
MortgageDaily.com May 25
Rental Housing Loans at Risk, Bankers Warn
FHA loan loss reserve fund ran dry this week, halting new construction of rental housing backed by federal loans until the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1
WashingtonPost.com May 4
Mortgage adviser JTD, Transwestern Commercial merge
Transaction is part of continuing mergers and acquisitions trend hitting commercial mortgage brokerage business, as boutiques with strong local practices increasingly see advantages of national platform
ChicagoTribune.com May 2
X-rated
Recent commercial mortgage ratings actions
MortgageDaily.com April 19
FASB 140 has broader implications for asset-backed market
FASB official says rule is applicable to bonds pooling all consumer assets such as home equity loans and not just commercial real estate loans
Yahoo.com April 16
Real estate groups meet with FASB about rule 140
Market players said FASB likely won't clarify this rule in the near-term
Yahoo.com April 9
Offices, stores hit first in real estate downturn
Analysts and investors are bracing for rising vacancy rates and falling rents during the next 12 to 18 months
Yahoo.com April 9
New accounting rule hits US commercial real estate
Industry blindsided by FASB 140 rule, which seems to state that the active servicing of loans by the special servicer in a commercial mortgage-backed security is inconsistent with sales treatment
Yahoo.com April 6
Ginnie Mae closes $291 mln multifamily securitization
First multifamily deal issued under Ginnie Mae's REMIC program
Yahoo.com March 29
Rate This One
Recent commercial mortgage industry ratings actions
MortgageDaily.com March 27
Lagging indicator
Coalition for Affordable Rental Housing urging Congress to raise limit on FHA-insured multifamily loans by 25% and provide additional allowances for high-cost areas
Marketwatch.com March 24
First Union, Bank of America arrange $1.3 bln CMBS
Loan portfolio was 30.4% multifamily mortgages, 29.3% office buildings loans & 16.4% anchored retail space mortgages
Yahoo.com March 23
Real Estate Stocks Outpace Market
Commercial real estate performance is expected to hold steady through current troubled times in stock market
RealtyTimes.com March 21
HUD Will Raise Loan Limits for Apartment Projects
HUD estimates change will allow for an extra $300 million in construction of 3,000 more units in high-cost areas
CNNfn.com March 21
Apartment Builders Set Sights On Downtown L.A.
Long-Shunned City Core Is Winning The Attention of Some Big Developers
WSJ.com March 14 (subscription required)
Commercial Mortgage Firms Must Enter 'C-Commerce' Era
MBA white paper on e-commerce
MBAA.org March 12
Prudential Originates $32 Million Loan
Mortgage secured by 3 Calif. industrial properties w/state-of-the-art big-box warehouse/distribution facilities
Yahoo.com March 6
AMI Capital Closes 1.8 Million Loan
189-unit seniors apartment community located in Las Vegas has debt service coverage of 1.30 times
Yahoo.com March 6
Blum CB Corp to acquire CB Richard Ellis
Transaction priced at $16 per share in cash
MortgageDaily.com February 26
S&P Acquires Charter Research
Purchase enables S&P to provide credit risk management services to commercial mortgage market
MortgageDaily.com February 15
The Week In Commercial Lending
A glance at the week ended February 10th
MortgageDaily.com February 12
Commercial Mortgage Technology's Future
Panel discusses what to expect in real estate finance technology
MortgageDaily.com February 6
Tech Talk
Industry executives talk about application service providers
MortgageDaily.com February 6
MBA Holds Commercial Finance Conference
Commercial real estate finance/multifamily housing convention being held in San Diego
MortgageDaily.com February 5
CMBS Servicing Grew Modestly In Third Quarter
Quarterly survey of 10 largest commercial mortgage-backed securities servicers conducted by MBA
MortgageDaily.com December 7
MBA And CMSA Form Joint CMBS Loan Documentation Integrity Task Force
Task force plans to address problems arising from incomplete or defective loan files
MortgageDaily.com December 4 |
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08.01.01
TradeWeb Launches Online Commercial Paper Market
07.27.01
AMI Capital Closes $7.6 Million Apartment Loan
07.24.01
AMI Capital Closes $3.4 Million Tucson Shopping Center Loan
07.23.01
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler Arranges $23.5 Million Newark Office Building Financing
07.17.01
GMAC Commercial Holding Corp. Surpasses $100 Billion in Assets Serviced
07.13.01
GMAC Arranges $16 Million in Multifamily Financing
07.12.01
CRIIMI MAE Launches New Web Site for Commercial Market
07.12.01
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler Arranges $27 million Financing
07.11.01
GMAC Arranges $18 Million Financing for Philadelphia IRS Complex
07.09.01
Multifamily Underwriting Process Combines Fannie's Aggregation Facility With GMAC's Production and Recourse
07.05.01
Manchester Resorts Secures $230 million Loan For San Diego Hyatt Regency Expansion
07.05.01
GMAC Arranges $27 million Loan
07.05.01
Prudential Originates $16.8 million Loan
07.05.01
Prudential Originates $9.95 Million Loan
07.05.01
Cambridge Fannie Mae DUS Loan Origination Volume Increases Significantly
07.03.01
Prudential Originates $155 million Loan
07.03.01
GMAC Provides $16 Million Loan For Medical Center
07.02.01
GMAC Arranges $23.5 Million Financing for New Jersey Office Building
07.02.01
Prime Retail, Inc. Completes First Mortgage Refinancing of Edinburgh Outlet Center
07.02.01
Commercial Real Estate Market Activity Slowing
06.22.01
MBA & CMSA Issue Servicing Guidelines
06.20.01
Mismo Commercial Standards Being Developed For Electronic Commercial Mortgage Transactions
06.20.01
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Arranges $15 Million Acquisition Financing for Florida Office Building
06.19.01
Prime Retail, Inc. Obtains Extension to Maturities Of First Mortgage Indebtedness Aggregating $26.4 Million
06.18.01
MPTV Signs Loan Commitment for New Mortgage On Lake Trop Property
06.12.01
Multifamily Leads Production Rebound In 2000
06.12.01
GMAC Commercial Mortgage to Implement Authoria HR Solution
06.11.01
RealtyLogix(TM) Introduces Advanced Commercial Real Estate Software
06.06.01
AMLI Residential Closes on $140 Million Financing
06.01.01
MBA, Homebuilders Oppose FHA Multifamily Premium Hike
05.23.01
First Union Securities, CIT Join LoopNet in Launching FinanceNow
05.22.01
Prudential Mortgage Capital Completes $908 Million Conduit Deal
05.21.01
Two Old-Line Commercial Mortgage Banking Firms Merge to Form Collateral Mortgage Capital, LLC
05.15.01
Commercial Real Estate Industry to Get Answers From Tech Experts And Chart the Industry's Transformation During Realcomm 2001
05.15.01
Construction Loan Secured for Lincoln Square Development Residential, Retail, Hotel, Office and Parking Complex Under Construction
05.15.01
Prudential Mortgage Capital Originates $5.9 Million Loan for Glen Limited
05.15.01
PNC Bank Agrees to Acquire Certain Assets of TRI Capital Corporation
05.14.01
Key Commercial Real Estate, Archstone Complete $202 Million Commercial Mortgage Deal
05.07.01
ACME Realty Funding, Inc. Arranges the Financing of Church Street Station
05.03.01
Federal Rental Housing Program Shuts Down For Lack Of Funds
05.03.01
Home Builders Call For Congressional Action To Stem Growing Housing Affordability Crisis
05.01.01
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Arranges $10 Million Interim Financing for Delaware Valley Multifamily Property
05.01.01
Washington Mutual Provides $1.2 Million in Construction Financing for Boise Mixed-Income Housing Project
04.30.01
Commercial Real Estate Markets Stabilizing, According To NAR
04.30.01
Prudential Closes $116 Million Mortgage Loan for Outrigger Enterprises Hotels
04.30.01
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Provides $16 Million in Permanent Financing for Three Hotel Properties
04.26.01
Apartment Industry Survey Points to Difficulty in Building Moderate-Income Apartments and First Signs of Slowdown
04.26.01
Multifamily Sector Well Positioned To Weather Economic Slowdown
04.17.01
FFCA Provided $50 Million in Financing to The Wills Group for Acquisition of 78 Shell and Texaco Stations
04.11.01
Bridgespan Expands to Serve The Commercial Real Estate Industry
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