Finance: Lending
Retail real estate lending and financing information.
Bankers Prepare for Increase in Retail REOs
Apr 20, 2010
Commercial real estate lenders have may no longer be able to remain passive in dealing with troubled loans....
CMBS Market Shows Increasing Vitality
Apr 6, 2010
The commercial mortgage-backed securities market appears to be on the mend....
Reassessing Distress
Mar 30, 2010, By Elaine Misonzhnik
To date in 2010, Phillips Edison's and PECO Capital's $70 million Strategic Investment Fund I, which targets distressed retail developments and loans,...
Net Lease Deals Become a Bright Spot in a Slow Sales Market
Mar 23, 2010
While total investment sales activity in the retail real estate sector remains slow, single-tenant net lease deals are picking up steam, according to industry insiders. ...
Recent Activity Indicates General Growth Would Like To Keep Its Independence
Feb 2, 2010
Recent moves by General Growth increase the chances that it will exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as an independent entity....
Chicago’s Block 37 Receivership Sits in Limbo
Dec 21, 2009
The handover of Block 37 to its appointed receiver continues to be delayed....
CMBS Activity Picks Up, but Caution Remains
Dec 15, 2009
The securitized debt market appears to be coming back to life. ...
GGP Plans to Exit Chapter 11 Without Major Sell-Offs, but Merger Talk Persists
Dec 8, 2009
Just as many industry observers predicted when General Growth Properties filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection eight months ago, the Chicago-based REIT seems poised to exit its restructuring in one piece. ...
FDIC’s Recommendations for Commercial Real Estate Loans Begin to Ease Borrowers’ Woes
Dec 1, 2009
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) policy recommendations for banks dealing with troubled commercial real estate loans appear to be easing the burden on borrowers facing falling property values. ...
GGP’s Extension Feat Bodes Well for Industry
Dec 1, 2009
General Growth Properties’ feat of reaching an extension agreement on a large portion of its maturing loans bodes well for the retail real estate industry going forward, according to observers. ...
