Last year the 30 insurers with the largest commercial mortgage portfolios originated $58.8 billion in loans, eclipsing the previous record of $56.6 billion set in 2007, according to a review by Commercial Mortgage Alert. As this year began most lenders…
If you would like to know how to avoid liens and judgements on your property, this article is for you. Commercial real estate is increasingly considered a safe haven investment, but it can also become a risky venture. We’re not…
Investment activity in the Southern California commercial real estate market, particularly the greater Los Angeles area, has shown significant increases through the first six months of 2014. Much of this increase can be attributed to the lack of property coupled…
Treasuries are again being actively purchased in significant amounts, keeping interest rates at record lows and offsetting reduced purchases by the Fed. According to the Wall Street Journal, there are a couple of reasons for these low rates and purchases:…
The San Francisco Bay Area has always been an economic magnet, drawing a high concentration of capital with its highly educated workforce, reputation as the country’s technology capital, and unique cultural landscape. It’s this same magnetism that is currently keeping…
Commercial MBS prices reversed direction last week, as dealers were forced to accept wider spreads than expected on super-senior and most-junior classes of investment-grade bonds in two multi-borrower offerings. The long-term, super-senior paper in both conduit issues went out the…
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