CMBS

Student housing and assisted/independent living centers were small portions of Freddie's multifamily securitizations prior to COVID, but Kroll noticed they've been missing in most rated deals since spring.

Approximately 75% of the quarter-to-quarter growth came from multifamily mortgage originations.

The Charlotte, N.C., company recently closed on a sale of its Cohen Financial platform to SitusAMC.

A new report on bank-held commercial real estate and C&I loans indicates troubled borrowers may be skipping payments on loans they won't be able to refinance or extend over the next year, leading to a potential wave of defaults over the next four to six quarters.

Some of the cures were the result of short-term remedies and could reverse as relief measures end.

While cutting losers to buy winners is an age-old investment proposition, the Covid-19 pandemic may create even more openings than the past crises that became bonanzas for real estate investors.

Brookfield Property Partners, in a JV with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, is securitizing a commercial mortgage for the newly constructed, 70-story tower near New York's revitalized Hudson Yards district.

Travel restrictions have left hotels like Miami Beach's Fontainebleau struggling to repay their mortgage loans.

A pioneer in the commercial mortgage-backed securities market argues the HOPE Act would bail out savvy investors who don't deserve it. Barclays predicts that kind of attitude will make passage difficult.

Merit Hill, a Brooklyn real estate investment firm, is sponsoring its first MBS offering secured by 78 self-storage units in 23 states.