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    CMBS
    Blackstone refinancing shopping-center loan debt via $230M CMBS

    Blackstone's real estate affiliate and property management firm SITE Centers Corp. acquired the 12 centers across seven states in 2014.

    By Glen Fest
    June 21
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    GSEs
    Freddie prices first-time green-bond sale backed by multifamily properties

    The unrated notes being issued by the FREMF 2019-KG01 Mortgage Trust are backed entirely by workforce housing loans for green-friendly upgrades of older apartment buildings that fulfill affordable housing needs in communities.

    By Glen Fest
    June 21
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    CMBS
    Industrial properties highlight $792M Goldman CMBS transaction

    The loan covering single-tenant distribution/fulfillment centers is the largest obligation in the transaction being rated by four agencies.

    By Glen Fest
    June 20
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    RMBS
    FirstKey is sponsoring the first all-HELOC securitization in a decade

    Cerberus affiliate FirstKey Mortgage will pool outstanding first- and second-lien loans totaling $277.7 million drawn from 1,732 seasoned and performing HELOCs.

    By Glen Fest
    June 14
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    RMBS
    Onslow Bay pools Quicken investor loans in $384M RMBS

    OBX 2019-INV2 is a private-label RMBS pool of 1,087 of agency-eligible investor-property loans.

    By Glen Fest
    June 12
  • ASR_housing0808
    RMBS
    Ellington launches new large-loan RMBS in $226M deal

    The pool of 497 loans includes first-lien fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages for single-family homes and multifamily properties, primarily underwritten to self-employed borrowers.

    By Glen Fest
    June 10
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    AIG
    AIG marketing $296M in bonds backed by 'super-jumbo' mortgages

    The transaction, cooperatively sponsored by the insurer's residential mortgage lending group of five home-loan entities, is among the smaller of AIG’s recent prime jumbo pools that have been as high as $429 million.

    By Glen Fest
    June 7
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    MBS
    Morningstar announces $669M deal acquiring DBRS

    The investment research firm plans to merge DBRS' ratings business with its existing Morningstar Credit Ratings Service.

    By Glen Fest
    May 29
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    New upgrade brings all Renovate America deals to AAA status

    Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned the AAA to HERO Funding 2018-1 due to higher-than-expected prepayment rates on residential PACE levies.

    By Glen Fest
    May 23
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    CMBS
    KSL taps CMBS to finance Margaritaville resort mortgage

    The $161.5 million transaction backed by leasehold interests in the Jimmy Buffett-themed luxury hotel will include a $49.3M cash-out payment to the Denver-based PE firm.

    By Glen Fest
    May 20
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    RMBS
    JPMorgan wades into investor-owned properties for next $338.8M prime RMBS

    After issuing five RMBS deals of prime jumbo loans in 2019, JPMorgan has gathered a pool of 919 investor-only properties for its next mortgage securitization.

    By Glen Fest
    May 14
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    Qualified Mortgages
    Wells sponsoring third post-crisis prime jumbo MBS totaling $554M

    The transaction represents one of the biggest mortgage-backed bond offerings of large-balance home loans this year — behind only Wells first prime jumbo RMBS in January.

    By Glen Fest
    May 8
  • ASR_BXtrust0430
    CMBS
    Blackstone secures new $1.15B CMBS with trade showroom portfolio

    BX Trust 2019-IMC is a cash-out refinancing for an existing mortgage secured by 16 showrooms used exclusively for the home furniture and decor industry.

    By Glen Fest
    April 30
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    CMBS
    Refinanced loans for office and water parks highlight $938M Wells CMBS

    A renovated office complex in Florida and a recently built Great Wolf Lodge resort in Orange County make up two of the largest loans in Wells Fargo's latest conduit.

    By Glen Fest
    April 25
  • ASR_Brookfield0423
    CMBS
    Brookfield financing mall portfolio mortgage through $295M CMBS transaction

    The trio of malls collateralizing the new mortgage include two well-performing mall as well as a troubled Florida super-regional shopping center.

    By Glen Fest
    April 23
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    CMBS
    Big Easy investor group taps CMBS to purchase Hyatt New Orleans

    Investors include New Orleans sports franchise owner Gayle Benson, placing the hotel under local ownership for the first time since it was built in 1976.

    By Glen Fest
    April 16
  • ASR_JPM0815
    Jumbo mortgages
    JPMorgan ups concentration of 3rd-party originations in $998M RMBS

    Nearly half the loans were derived outside J.P. Morgan's retail channel, a level not seen in its conforming and prime jumbo securitizations since 2017.

    By Glen Fest
    August 15
  • ASR_Microsof0813
    CMBS
    Microsoft site surfaces in Credit Suisse/Wells single-tenant CMBS

    TPG Capital is including its newly acquired first-lien interest in a Microsoft-leased office campus in Redmond, Wash., in a portfolio of suburban office properties it is financing through a new two-year commercial loan.

    By Glen Fest
    August 13
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    Securitization
    CleanFund readies 2nd commercial PACE securitization

    The $109.3 million CLEAN 2018-1 is also the first deal to be marketed as a Rule 144A transaction under securities regulation making it available to wide base of institutional investors.

    By Glen Fest
    July 10
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    Renew Financial builds Sunshine State exposure in its next PACE deal

    The Sunshine State accounts for 10.5% of the $147.3 million transaction, which is also Renew's first under its new chief executive (and former chief financial officer) Kirk Inglis.

    By Glen Fest
    June 11
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