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A New York-based real estate investment firm is financing its acquisition of a portfolio of nationally branded hotels via the commercial mortgage securitization market.

Goldman Sachs is sponsoring a $1.33 billion bond offering backed by commercial mortgages, in the first rated conduit deal of the year.

Bridge REIT LLC is sponsoring a $449.6 million bridge-loan securitization backed mostly by transitional multifamily properties.

Redwood Trust’s next mortgage-backed securitization consists almost entirely of older mortgages it originally sold off, but has since reacquired to assign to its first deal of the new year.

DBRS Morningstar's presale report raises concerns that the securitized loan for Onni Group's Wilshire Courtyard faces considerable risks from the business volatility of its largest tenant.

A dozen of the nation's largest underwriters were accused of colluding with traders to artificially set prices on the secondary market for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities.

Blackstone Real Estate Partners is planning a $1.7 billion bond sale secured by a commercial mortgage loan that financed its newly acquired controlling interests in Great Wolf Lodge waterpark entertainment resort properties.

REIT Paramount Group is getting a $140M equity pay-out in a debt refinancing for the noted Broadway Theater district office tower, home to the Gershwin Theater and several prominent tenants.

According to presale reports, Ohana Real Estate Investors is sponsoring a $370 million bond sale backed by an interest-only, floating-rate loan financing its purchase of the Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, Calif.

According to presale reports, Ohana Real Estate Investors is sponsoring a $370 million bond sale backed by an interest-only, floating-rate loan financing its purchase of the Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, Calif.