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“Dim Outlook for Banks in 2012”
According to an analysis completed by Trepp LLC, “U.S. banks are going to face increased challenges in 2012, with slow earnings growth, a mild improvement in loan performance and continued bank failures.” Banks, it was noted, are continuing to face a tough regulatory environment, compounded by fewer and fewer opportunities for future earnings growth. [Banks have to also face continuing global capital markets volatility.]
For 2012, it appears the Grinch stole the commercial banking sector’s Christmas.
 Monday’s Numbers
The Trepp LLC survey is “on holiday” and will return after the New Year.
| Asking Spreads over U.S. Treasury Bonds in Basis Points (10-year Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Loans with 50% to 59% Loan-to-Value Ratios) | |||
| 12/31/09 | 12/31/10 | 12/9/11 | |
| Office | 342 | 214 | 206 | 
| Retail | 326 | 207 | 206 | 
| Multifamily | 318 | 188 | 196 | 
| Industrial | 333 | 201 | 201 | 
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| Average Asking Spread | 330 | 203 | 202 | 
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| 10-Year Treasury | 3.83% | 3.29% | 2.06% | 
The Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick-Goldman Survey is on holiday too.
| Property Type | Mid-Point of Fixed Rate Commercial Mortgage Spreads For 5 Year Commercial Real Estate Mortgages | ||||
| 12/31/10 | 3/31/11 | 6/30/11 | 9/30/11 | 12/1/11 | |
| Multifamily - Non-Agency | +270 | +245 | +230 | +250 | +265 | 
| Multifamily – Agency | +280 | +250 | +210 | +255 | +255 | 
| Regional Mall | +280 | +260 | +265 | +300 | +310 | 
| Grocery Anchored | +280 | +260 | +250 | +290 | +295 | 
| Strip and Power Centers | 
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 | +270 | +310 | +320 | 
| Multi-Tenant Industrial | +270 | +265 | +255 | +295 | +310 | 
| CBD Office | +280 | +260 | +255 | +290 | +310 | 
| Suburban Office | +300 | +270 | +270 | +310 | +325 | 
| Full-Service Hotel | +320 | +300 | +275 | +335 | +350 | 
| Limited-Service Hotel | +400 | +325 | +310 | +345 | +360 | 
| 5-Year Treasury | 2.60% | 2.23% | 1.52% | 0.99% | 0.98% | 
| Source: Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman. | |||||
| Property Type | Mid-Point of Fixed Rate Commercial Mortgage Spreads For 10 Year Commercial Real Estate Mortgages | ||||
| 12/31/10 | 3/31/11 | 6/30/11 | 9/30/11 | 12/1/11 | |
| Multifamily - Non-Agency | +190 | +180 | +185 | +240 | +240 | 
| Multifamily – Agency | +200 | +185 | +175 | +235 | +235 | 
| Regional Mall | +175 | +180 | +190 | +250 | +250 | 
| Grocery Anchor | +190 | +185 | +200 | +240 | +245 | 
| Strip and Power Centers | 
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 | +195 | +255 | +260 | 
| Multi-Tenant Industrial | +190 | +190 | +190 | +250 | +245 | 
| CBD Office | +180 | +180 | +190 | +250 | +250 | 
| Suburban Office | +190 | +190 | +195 | +255 | +265 | 
| Full-Service Hotel | +290 | +230 | +225 | +300 | +300 | 
| Limited-Service Hotel | +330 | +260 | +245 | +325 | +305 | 
| 10-Year Treasury | 3.47% | 3.45% | 2.94% | 2.01% | 2.13% | 
| Source: Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman. | |||||
| Property Type | Mid-Point of Floating-Rate Commercial Mortgage Spreads For 3 - 5 Commercial Real Estate Year Mortgages | ||||
| 12/31/10 | 3/31/11 | 6/30/11 | 9/30/11 | 12/1/11 | |
| Multifamily – Non-Agency | +250-300 | +225-325 | +200-260 | +225-250 | +200-250 | 
| Multifamily- Agency | +300 | +250-310 | +220-260 | +230-265 | +220-265 | 
| Regional Mall | +275-300 | +225-300 | +205-270 | +225-275 | +215-275 | 
| Grocery Anchored | +275-300 | +225-300 | +205-275 | +215-275 | +210-275 | 
| Strip and Power Centers | 
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 | +225-300 | +225-300 | +220-300 | 
| Multi-Tenant Industrial | +250-350 | +250-350 | +230-325 | +250-325 | +225-325 | 
| CBD Office | +225-300 | +225-300 | +215-300 | +240-300 | +225-300 | 
| Suburban Office | +250-350 | +275-350 | +250-325 | +265-325 | +245-325 | 
| Full-Service Hotel | +300-450 | +350-450 | +350-450 | +350-450 | +350-425 | 
| Limited-Service Hotel | +450-600 | +400-500 | +400-500 | +400-500 | +400-500 | 
| 1-Month LIBOR | 0.26% | 0.22% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.27% | 
| 3-Month LIBOR | 0.30% | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.37% | 0.53% | 
| * A dash (-) indicates a range. | |||||
| Source: Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman. | |||||
Year-to-Date Public Equity Capital Markets
DJIA (1): +6.19%
S & P 500 (2)+0.61%
NASDAQ (3): -1.29%
Russell 2000 (4):-4.59%
Morgan Stanley U.S. REIT (5):+5.25%
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 (1) Dow Jones Industrial Average. (2) Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index. (3) NASD Composite Index. 
(4) Small Capitalization segment of U.S. equity universe. (5) Morgan Stanley REIT Index.
 
| U.S. Treasury Yields | ||
| 12/31/10 | 12/23/11 | |
| 3-Month | 0.12% | 0.01% | 
| 6-Month | 0.18% | 0.03% | 
| 2 Year | 0.59% | 0.28% | 
| 5 Year | 2.01% | 0.98% | 
| 10 Year | 3.29% | 2.02% | 
 
