Over the past 3 weeks the 10-year Treasury rate has gone from approximately 1.6% to 2.15%—an increase of 55 basis points. There’s been a lot of discussion in the industry of how insurance companies will respond. All of the insurance…
Last week was the National ICSC RECON Convention, where the overall mood in Las Vegas was upbeat. Attendance from the lending community was up in each of the segments—just about every major CMBS lender, traditional bank, and mortgage banker had…
Today the 10-year swap rallied 10-12 basis points, closing at 2.17—the highest level we have seen over the past few weeks. I was discussing the jump with one of our correspondent CMBS lenders, who shared a relevant thought: speed in…
This is the first installment of our new video series. In our ongoing effort to provide quality content, we will be featuring short clips of analysis and inside perspective from trusted industry experts. In this episode, Brent Mathisen from Aviva…
Changes are afoot in the 2013 lending environment, marking a dramatic shift in the commercial space. Liquidity has significantly increased, causing a major uptick in the number of active lenders, as well as a wider breadth of market players. Subsequently…
Yesterday was the 15th Annual Bay Area Barry Slatt Mortgage Lender Forum, a discussion focusing on the current commercial mortgage lending landscape led by a panel of real estate lending veterans. Here is the post-game wrap up of the market…
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