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The Commercial Mortgage Alert Trepp weekly survey of 15 active portfolio lenders was mixed with some widening and some narrowing between October 22nd and October 29th. During the period, 10-year Treasury bond yields came in 5 basis points, with average all-in cost equal to 4.83 percent.

ULI Foundation Governor Sandy Apgar writes about his experience traveling to Havana, Cuba, with fellow Governors where they observed a nation on the brink of change and a people full of entrepreneurial spirit.

This year’s 21st annual ULI/McCoy Symposium on Real Estate Finance, titled “Real Estate Investment and Finance in a Post-Q.E. World,” found participants to be quite positive regarding what that world will look like in 2015.

The Trepp LLC survey showed spreads unchanged during the most recent survey period as the markets spent the week either waiting on the Facebook initial public offering or the imminent default on its obligations by some or all of the southern portion of Europe.

This may come as a surprise, but the largest private equity investor over the past five years is the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). According to a study conducted by Private Equity International, CPPIB has allocated 18 percent—or $26.2 billion—of its investable funds to private equity since 2009.

New U.S. home sales among the 50 top-selling master-planned communities increased by 7 percent compared with the pace set by the top communities in the first half of 2022

New Energy Star building performance metrics being applied on August 27 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could lower the score of almost every building participating in the program, which encompasses over half of commercial real estate building floor space in the United States. This will cause some to fall below the 75-point level needed to achieve certification through the program.

The Trepp LLC survey showed spreads continuing at current levels as everyone appears focused on an array of non-real estate factors and events such as the Federal Reserve doing the “Twist”, Euro-financial market confusion, and Sovereign risk, to name a few. Deals are continuing to get done at slightly wider spreads.

The Commercial Mortgage Alert Trepp weekly survey of 15 active portfolio lenders continued to narrow week-over-week with financing available at attractive rates (5.25%+/-). The Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick-Goldman Survey came in slightly over the past two weeks—we expect rates to remain at these levels barring a “shock” to the system for the foreseeable future.

The Commercial Mortgage Alert Trepp weekly survey of 15 active portfolio lenders narrowed over the reporting period with average rates now closer to 5.0%. The Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick-Goldman survey ended March literally where it started with spreads in the 250 basis point range (for 5-year loans) and 185 basis point range (for 10-year loans).