In a recent episode of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show, the show host and guest Lonnie Hendry, Chief Product Officer at Trepp, delved into pressing topics shaping the commercial real estate (CRE) landscape. The discussion, centered around distressed properties, the state of debt markets, and office sector challenges, painted a comprehensive picture of current industry […]
In a recent episode of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show, the show host provided an in-depth look at the current state of the commercial real estate mortgage market, focusing on lending, interest rates, and the future of the industry. The episode featured Jamie Woodwell, Head of Commercial Real Estate Research at the Mortgage Bankers Association […]
Navigating the Currents of Commercial Real Estate: Insights from a Conversation In the dynamic world of commercial real estate, staying ahead requires not only understanding the current market trends but also engaging in insightful conversations with industry experts. Recently, a conversation on America’s Commercial Real Estate Show with Lonnie Hendry, Chief Product Officer at Trepp, […]
The financial soundness of banks and accessible lending are important for the economy and for commercial real estate. The “if it bleeds it leads” headlines and clickbait like “doom loop” – referring to maturing loans – can lead to a lack of confidence. Chris Marinac joins show host Michael to share the real story with […]
Chris Marinac, Director of Research at wealth management firm Janney Montgomery Scott, joins Americas Commercial Real Estate Show to discuss the outlook for US banks and the effects of that outlook on commercial real estate. Chris leads the Bank Research Team at his firm. This is an excellent discussion of banks overall from balance sheets […]
In this 20 minute video, Jamie Woodwell, Vice President, Research and Economics, at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) joins America’s Commercial Real Estate Show host Michael Bull to share highlights from the newly released Mortgage Bankers Association’s report: MBA CREF Outlook Survey; Unsettled Markets to Dissipate in 2023. This is generated from a survey of […]
The above chart displays the loan amount per $10,000 of monthly principal and interest (P&I) payment on a 25 year amortization schedule and assuming an interest rate 2.5% above the 10 year treasury. The actual spread varies over time and between institutions, of course. “Money often costs too much.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson The idea here […]
The interest rate environment has changed fairly dramatically over the past 18 months. At the end of 2022, five year treasury rates, most closely tracked for commercial property borrowing cost, closed at 3.99%, up from the 0.2% to 0.4% range it was bouncing around within during the months preceding February 2021. If one considers this […]
Tom Walsh, Senior Vice President at Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, one of the nation’s largest full-service commercial real estate finance firms, appears on America’s Commercial Real Estate Show to share an inside look at the current state of commercial real estate financing. Topics discussed include interest rates, LTV (loan to value) rations, DSCR (debt service […]
Trepp Senior Vice President and Managing Director Tom Fink joins America’s Commercial Real Estate Show Michael to discuss the debt market as it relates to commercial property. Topics discussed include which sectors are experiencing distress and delinquencies, and how the Delta variant may affect pricing and liquidity. Trepp is cited as the industry’s largest commercially […]
The TIPS spread is the difference in the yields between United States Treasury bonds and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). It is a useful and oft-quoted measure of expectations for (CPI) inflation in the financial markets. The spread indicates expected inflation. Real money is buying these bonds. TIPS pay interest every six months, based on a […]
Yields on 5-year U.S. Treasury Notes continue to remain at lows reached as COVID slowed economic activity, driving rates lower. As can be seen in the chart above, these rates, most closely tracked for commercial real estate financing cost, remained near zero percent, closing at 0.36%, barely in excess of a third of a percent […]
Yields on 5-year U.S. Treasury Notes continue to remain at lows reached as we began the era of COVID. As can be seen in the chart above, these rates, most closely tracked for commercial real estate financing cost, plummeted from what were already considered low levels to under 50 basis points (0.5%), barely hovering over […]
Yields on 5-year U.S. Treasury Notes remain at lows quickly reached as we entered the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. As can be seen in the chart embedded herein, these rates, most closely tracked for commercial real estate financing cost, plummeted from what were already considered low levels to under 50 basis points (0.5%), barely […]
Iron Hound Management’s Robert Verrone talks about distressed loans amid the economic slowdown in this virtual interview by TRD. He talks about deals that didn’t close in the middle of COVID-19, then moves on to the process of dealing with existing loans that are distressed due to effects on the commerce in the respective properties. […]
At the end of April of 2019, intermediate yields remain at lows reached in recent weeks. This has, of course, been driven by reduced economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As can be seen in the accompanying chart, five year rates, which are most closely tracked for commercial property borrowing cost, found themselves under […]
