Market Update Blog

December 7, 2017

We’ve all heard horror stories about origination and servicing issues on CMBS (commercial mortgage backed securities) loans. The truth is, if negotiated properly, CMBS loans can be structured to avoid issues and provide tangible benefits to borrowers. CMBS loans are…

November 30, 2017

The current benchmark 10-Year Treasury is trading at 2.415% (between this year’s low of 2.061% and the high of 2.607%).  Why have long term interest rates remained low while the Fed continues to raise short term rates (the Fed Funds…

November 16, 2017

Barry Slatt Mortgage Company (BSM) provides a “full service” approach to mortgage banking. BSM has many proprietary servicing relationships with insurance companies, investment banks, national banks, and agency lenders. The following are advantages of having BSM service your loan: Life…

November 2, 2017

Barry Slatt Mortgage would like to profile a correspondent lender program. The following outlines one of our most competitive Life Insurance Company correspondent lenders in the market: Loan amounts range from $10-70 million Lends Nationally in major markets Typical loan…

October 26, 2017

As 2017 comes to an end, it is critical to stay current on the ever-changing commercial real estate finance (CREF) market. The following are current trends that have been identified at Barry Slatt Mortgage: Most major MSA’s throughout the United…