Emerging technologies and start-up firms proliferated in commercial real estate over the last several years. With the conventional wisdom being that while the single-family real estate finance industry has embraced new technologies and innovation, CRE was a laggard and therein lies a massive opportunity.
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Atlanta Fed’s Brian Bailey, CRE, Dishes on Commercial Real Estate Risks
With just under two decades wearing different hats in the commercial real estate industry before joining the bank, Bailey is a CRE subject matter expert in the Atlanta Fed’s Supervision, Regulation and Credit division. In addition to previous roles as an appraiser, consultant and property developer, Bailey holds CCIM and CRE designations. MBS Newslink interviewed Bailey to get his perspective on the current environment.
Dechert LLP LIBORCast Interviews MBA’s Mike Flood
Last week, as part of Dechert LLP’s ongoing LIBORcast podcast series, Rick Jones, partner and co-head of Dechert’s Global Finance Practice, interviewed MBA’s Mike Flood on the LIBOR transition.
Go West, Young Mortgage Banker: 2020 Western States CREF Conference Recap
Last Wednesday kicked off the California Mortgage Bankers Association’s 23rd Annual Western States CREF, this year the conference was delivered as a two-day virtual experience on September 9 and 10.
MBA LIBOR Transition Survey for Commercial/Multifamily Members
On Friday MBA circulated a survey on LIBOR transition to commercial/multifamily members. The brief survey is designed for commercial mortgage lenders, but also includes servicers, special servicers, and service providers that likely may be directly or indirectly impacted by the transition.
A Bridge Over Troubled Water: Debt Funds and Mortgage REITs Come of Age
COVID-19 has negatively impacted industries across the U.S., with commercial real estate and its financiers no exceptions.
CMBS Market Musings by Andrew Foster
For better but more often for worse it seems lately, the commercial mortgage-backed securities market is continuing to experience interesting developments, whether it be updated credit rating agency analysis on evolving outlook, recent insights on the landscape from the special servicing community or the latest from bank research desks and MBA’s latest Quarterly CMF Originations Survey.
MBA Capital & Origination Council: Where Politics and Policy Meet the CRE Industry
MBA hosted a joint call with Origination Council and Capital Council on August 4th highlighting pertinent issues and challenges facing the commercial real estate finance marketplace. Grandbridge Real Estate Capital Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Matt Rocco chairs the Origination Council and led the call.
The Latest on LIBOR Transition with Metlife’s Reena Pally
MBA NewsLink interviewed Reena Pally, Managing Director of Real Estate Debt Strategies with MetLife Investment Management, about the transition away from LIBOR to a successor index for floating-rate loans.
Seniors Housing Spotlight
All property types have felt some effects from COVID-19, but seniors housing is a special case. It has seen a variety of impacts including in occupancy rates and expenses.