Deep End of the CMBS Pool: A Conversation with KBRA Analysts

KBRA just released its 2021 Sector Outlook: CMBS: Slow and Steady report. As the real estate finance industry grapples with increased infection rates approaching the holiday season and how to think about 2021, MBA NewsLink sat down with KBRA’s Patrick McQuinn and Sacheen Shah to get their insights.

Signs of Retail Sector Distress Grow

The retail market is starting to see distress as the pandemic enters its ninth month, said Moody’s Analytics REIS, New York.

COVID is Accelerating CRE Trends

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York, said the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated many commercial real estate trends already in progress.

Investor-Driven Lender Growth in CRE Finance

The rise of debt funds, mortgage real estate investment trusts and other players in commercial real estate finance that MBA refers to broadly as “investor-driven lenders” has been at the heart of commercial real estate finance’s narrative this cycle–particularly in recent years.

Investor-Driven Lender Growth in CRE Finance

The rise of debt funds, mortgage real estate investment trusts and other players in commercial real estate finance that MBA refers to broadly as “investor-driven lenders” has been at the heart of commercial real estate finance’s narrative this cycle–particularly in recent years.

KBRA 2020 CMBS Preview

MBA NewsLink interviewed Kroll Bond Rating Agency Senior Managing Director Eric Thompson and KBRA Senior Director Larry Kay about their firm’s 2020 outlook for commercial mortgage-backed securities.