Market Update Blog

September 14, 2016

The Mortgage Bankers Association is asking the Federal Reserve to include commercial MBS on the list of assets eligible to meet liquidity requirements proposed for insurance companies that are deemed to be “systemically important.” The pending rules are part of a…

September 8, 2016

Over half-dozen of our originators were in San Diego last week for ICSC’s annual “Western Conference and Deal Making” event at the San Diego Convention Center and nearby venues. We spent several days connecting with principal/owner clients and colleagues active…

Questions about the real estate bubble, Brexit and more were addressed by Daniel Friedeberg, President of Barry Slatt Mortgage, for an upcoming article featured in the CMBA (California Mortgage Bankers Association) Magazine. 1. What input (if any) will the Brexit…

July 20, 2016

Barry Slatt Mortgage principal Michael Kaplan arranged $8,800,000 in debt to finance the acquisition of two free-standing Albertsons/Safeway stores located in the cities of Renton and Milton, WA. The two stores were recently awarded back to Albertsons/Safeway as part of…