Monday’s Numbers: September 19, 2011

According to an analysis by REIT Cafe, multifamily REITs have “thrived,” helped by Echo Boomers among the various age cohorts. The Trepp LLC survey showed spreads continuing at current levels, reflecting a “wait and see” attitude. Deals are getting done at slightly wider spreads as market participants wait out the impact of the Euro-credit crises on U.S. capital markets.

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According to an analysis by REITCafe, multifamily REITs have “thrived,” helped by Echo Boomers among the various age cohorts. REITCafe is an on-line information service dedicated to providing investors and other participants in the REIT space with timely REIT research, data, and commentary.

Year-to-date through September 14th, the multifamily sector gained 16.4 percent as compared to 2.0 percent for the overall FTSE All Equity REIT Index. The 16 multifamily REITs comprise 17+/- percent of the value of the overall index.

Monday’s Numbers

The Trepp LLC survey showed spreads continuing at current levels, reflecting a “wait and see” attitude. Deals are getting done at slightly wider spreads as market participants wait out the impact of the Euro-credit crises on U.S, capital marekets.

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

9/9/11

Office

342

214

220

Retail

326

207

212

Multifamily

318

188

210

Industrial

333

201

214

Average Asking Spread

330

203

207

10-Year Treasury

3.83%

3.29%

1.92%

We expect the Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick-Goldman Survey will be updated during the upcoming week.

Property Type

Mid-Point of Fixed Rate Commercial Mortgage

Spreads For 5 Year Commercial Real Estate Mortgages

12/16/10

3/31/11

7/28/11

8/11/11

8/24/11

Multifamily - Non-Agency

+270

+245

+250

+255

+265

Multifamily – Agency

+280

+250

+240

+265

+250

Regional Mall

+280

+260

+280

+290

+290

Grocery Anchored

+280

+260

+270

+285

+285

Strip and Power Centers

+290

+300

+300

Multi-Tenant Industrial

+270

+265

+275

+295

+285

CBD Office

+280

+260

+275

+290

+290

Suburban Office

+300

+270

+295

+300

+300

Full-Service Hotel

+320

+300

+230

+320

+320

Limited-Service Hotel

+400

+325

+320

+340

+340

5-Year Treasury

2.60%

2.23%

1.49%

0.97%

0.96%

Source: Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman.

Property Type

Mid-Point of Fixed Rate Commercial Mortgage

Spreads For 10 Year Commercial Real Estate Mortgages

12/1610

3/31/11

7/28/11

8/11/11

8/24/11

Multifamily - Non-Agency

+190

+180

+195

+240

+240

Multifamily – Agency

+200

+185

+190

+245

+230

Regional Mall

+175

+180

+205

+240

+255

Grocery Anchor

+190

+185

+195

+230

+250

Strip and Power Centers

+210

+250

+260

Multi-Tenant Industrial

+190

+190

+230

+240

+250

CBD Office

+180

+180

+225

+240

+255

Suburban Office

+190

+190

+235

+260

+260

Full-Service Hotel

+290

+230

+250

+275

+275

Limited-Service Hotel

+330

+260

+270

+295

+280

10-Year Treasury

3.47%

3.45%

2.97%

2.23%

2.16%

Source: Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman.

Property Type

Mid-Point of Floating-Rate Commercial Mortgage

Spreads For 3 - 5 Commercial Real Estate Year Mortgages

12/16/10

3/31/11

8/11/11

7/28/11

824/11

Multifamily – Non-Agency

+250-300

+225-325

+220-260

+200-250

+220-260

Multifamily- Agency

+300

+250-310

+230-270

+220-260

+230-270

Regional Mall

+275-300

+225-300

+220-270

+205-270

+220-270

Grocery Anchored

+275-300

+225-300

+210-275

+205-275

+210-275

Strip and Power Centers

+235-300

+225-300

+235-300

Multi-Tenant Industrial

+250-350

+250-350

+250-325

+230-325

+250-325

CBD Office

+225-300

+225-300

+235-300

+225-300

+235-300

Suburban Office

+250-350

+275-350

+265-325

+250-325

+265-325

Full-Service Hotel

+300-450

+350-450

+350-450

+350-450

+350-450

Limited-Service Hotel

+450-600

+400-500

+400-500

+400-500

+400-500

1-Month LIBOR

0.26%

0.22%

0.21%

0.19%

0.22%

3-Month LIBOR

0.30%

0.28%

0.29%

0.25%

0.31%

* A dash (-) indicates a range.

Source: Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman.

Year-to-Date Public Equity Capital Markets
DJIA (1): -0.59%
S & P 500 (2):-3.31%
NASDAQ (3): -1.15%
Russell 2000 (4):-8.85%
MSCI U.S. REIT (5):+2.45%
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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

9/17/2011

3-Month

0.12%

0.00%

6-Month

0.18%

0.02%

2 Year

0.59%

0.17%

5 Year

2.01%

0.91%

10 Year

3.29%

2.05%

Stephen R. Blank joined ULI in December 1998 as Senior Fellow, Finance. His primary responsibilities include: expanding ULI’s real estate capital markets information and education programs; authoring real estate capital market commentary; participating as a principal researcher and adviser for the Emerging Trends in Real Estate series of publications; organizing and participating in real estate capital markets programs at ULI events worldwide; and participating in industry meetings, seminars, and conferences. Prior to joining ULI, Blank served from December 1993 to November 1998 as Managing Director, Real Estate Investment Banking of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. His responsibilities included: structuring, underwriting, and executing corporate financings including initial public offerings of common and preferred shares, unsecured debentures, and convertible bonds; property acquisitions, dispositions, and financing; and financial advisory services including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and recapitalizations.
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