Market Update Blog

May 4, 2017

Although there is no formal standard industry definition for what constitutes a small balance commercial loan, many consider small balance commercial loans to be under $10 million. Some argue that a $10 million loan is a large loan and believe…

April 6, 2017

High quality office properties have traditionally been a sought after asset class for commercial real estate lenders. It is important to understand the pros and cons of different lending categories before making a decision on your office finance needs. The…

March 30, 2017

In commercial real estate lending, two commonly used indices are the Treasury yield and the Swap rate. Lenders generally determine their interest rates by adding a risk-based spread over a risk-free index. For example, life insurance lenders generally use the…

March 23, 2017

Barry Slatt Mortgage is proud to announce that we have expanded our platform with significant additions to the loan production core as well as supporting staff in our San Francisco office. Senior Vice President, Andrew Mekjavich, has been a significant…

March 16, 2017

“Structured finance” provides solutions to financing properties that don’t qualify for traditional stabilized bank or insurance company loans. These are typically complicated loans. The following are examples of loan types that can be categorized as structured finance: Mezzanine Debt Equity…