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Jonathan A. Peckham |
Borrower Beware Most commercial mortgage lenders charge application, due diligence, and loan commitment fees, but do your clients know what that money really is buying? Often, it is less than they think.   |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2009
Safarian, Choi & Grant |
Carveout Consequences Learn how the courts rule on non-recourse loan provisions. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2010
Huntley & Mullaney |
Both Sides Now Commercial property borrowers and lenders must face the music together with a plan. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2010
David C. Hannah |
Community Banks Step Into a New Role Banks can band together with other similarly situated community banks to share the credit risk through a loan participation or syndication arrangement. |
National Real Estate Investor
March 1, 2003
Beth Mattson-Teig |
A 1031 Exchange Vehicle for Small Investors Investors have long used 1031 Exchange deals to defer taxes when swapping old properties for new ones in their portfolios. Now, thanks to a 2002 Internal Revenue Service ruling, the pool of commercial properties has expanded greatly for small investors. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2015
Brooks R. Smith |
Loan Commitments Borrowers should negotiate early and often. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2011
Thomas R. Petty |
Loan Language What can borrowers negotiate under today's stricter standards? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2003
Peltin & Swibel |
Lenders Tighten Loan Standards in Reaction to Uncertain Economy With interest rates at record lows, demand for new mortgage loans remains strong. However, in today's anemic economic climate, lenders face increased risk of making non-performing loans. Commercial lenders have implemented new safeguards and follow stricter policies to minimize exposure. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2014
Reisner & McMahon |
Restructuring Rights Credit tenant lease borrowers must preserve their Chapter 11 reorganization options. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2006
A. Barry Cappello |
Making It Work Investors soon may feel the effects of a cooling real estate market through subtle and not-so-subtle shifts in the way lenders view commercial real estate loans. When lenders' requirements tighten, borrowers should consider these options. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
The Dangers of Co-Signing Know what you're getting into before you guarantee someone else's debt. Co-signing on another person's loan is beyond the regular call of duty, and you shouldn't feel bad if you decide it's not worth risking your own financial stability to do it. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2010
Justin Bert |
Bank Shot Do you have the right moves to score with lenders' troubled assets? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2012
William C. Jenczyk |
Why Comply? Ignoring loan covenants is a dire mistake in today's market. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2010
Cunill-Fals & JShindell |
Buying Into Distress This article discusses the typical loan purchase process and some of the advantages and disadvantages of buying nonperforming commercial real estate loans. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2005
Ronald L. Raitz |
The ABCs of TICs TIC deals offer individual investors the opportunity to pool funds, secure more financing, and take on ownership interests without property management headaches. Learn the fundamentals of this 1031 exchange strategy. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2013
Steven R. Meier |
TIC 2.0 DSTs are the future of 1031 real estate investing. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2010
Usow & Newburn |
Loan to Own Seller financing attracts potential buyers in a constrained market. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2006
Alexandra Aiken |
15 Guidelines for Tenant-In-Common Properties and Sponsors Proper structuring is a critical step in tenancy-in-common transactions. Pursuant to Revenue Procedure 2002-22, the IRS will consider issuing a private-letter ruling to an interested party if the following 15 conditions are met and/or are present in a proposed TIC transaction. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2013
Steve Zorich |
Off Balance Do commercial borrowers benefit from bank relationships? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2008
Connolly et al. |
Debt Transfer While new money is difficult to find in the current economic climate, loan assumptions may provide the prospective debt commercial real estate buyers need to close deals. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2015
Joel C. Solomon |
Seeking Balance Construction loans present unique circumstances for lenders. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2007
Leighton & Mayer |
Be Resourceful While some commercial real estate investors secure financing through deals with their existing banks, most investors, developers, and owners derive the best terms when lenders compete for their business. Consultants can help borrowers secure the most favorable loan terms. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2003
Christopher Carroll |
Understanding Today's Underwriting Criteria Makes Refinancing Easier With historically low interest rates still available, many property owners are seeking to refinance their loans. However, they should be aware that today's lenders underwrite real estate values far differently than in the past by using a relatively new set of cash flow adjustments. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2008
Michael G. Ramsey |
Experience Pays Qualified ground lease lenders can help borrowers save time and money. |
Entrepreneur
February 2008
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
The Real Estate Deal Shopping for a commercial real estate loan can be tricky. Here's what you need to stay balanced. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2006
Robert K. Rowell |
Cover Your Assets Lenders holding commercial real estate-secured loans want to ensure that, if a borrower goes bankrupt, the collateral property will not be consolidated with the borrower's other assets. But borrowers can use bankruptcy-remote single-purpose entities to ease such fears. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2006
Jennifer Norbut |
TIC Talk A commercial real estate expert takes time out to discuss tenancy-in-common strategies. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2003
Kathleen Fitzpatrick |
Mezz Debt Is a Magnet for Borrowers and Lenders The combination of historically low interest rates and tighter underwriting standards on senior loans has made mezzanine debt highly attractive to borrowers. But with lenders tripping over each other to woo customers, returns are shrinking. |
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2006
Matt Hudgins |
Mesmerized by Mezzanine Mezzanine lending for commercial real estate is exploding. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2010
Jerry Dunn |
Bridging the Gap A new breed of lenders is providing capital in today's commercial real estate market. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2010
Pam Krug |
Post-Bailout Financing Challenges The loan market remains frozen today. Hundreds of billions of dollars of commercial mortgages are coming due in 2010 and 2011. The government must address the issue of commercial mortgage market liquidity or the impact of commercial loan defaults on the economy will be devastating. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2007
David Weisman |
Closing Counsel Commercial real estate developers may benefit from hiring a real estate lawyer to manage details. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Avoid the Loan Sharks For those with less-than-perfect credit histories, there's a scary trend in personal finance these days. In the name of convenience, some borrowers are digging themselves into a hole from which they may never emerge. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2011
Brad Cox |
The Loan Request Package How to request -- and get -- the best loan from today's limited lending sources |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2012
Howard W. Smith |
Financing Fundamentals These 5 tips help borrowers open the door to the right lender. |
CFO
June 15, 2012
Vincent Ryan |
A Better Way to Borrow? Middle-market companies and leveraged-buyout firms are returning to the recent past with a hybrid loan structure that simplifies the use of subordinated debt and offers companies a lower cost of capital. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2014
Rori Malech |
Seeking Comfort Hotel brands provide lender assurance -- for a fee. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2006
Douglas P. Snyder |
Master Plans Financing a commercial real estate project based on its rental stream presents many challenges for property owners. Use these lease structures to build a property's revenue stream. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2009
C. Grant Conness |
TIC Tactic A lesser-known 1031 exchange replacement property alternative, the Delaware Statutory Trust structure, currently is growing in popularity among investors. |
U.S. Banker
September 2010
Bonnie McGeer |
Finding the Right Match Online loan exchanges like BoeFly and Biz2Credit are gaining traction as banks look for new ways to find more small-business borrowers. |
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2007
Lewis Braham |
Help a Homeowner, Get a Double-Digit Return Whether the loan is between friends or strangers, private lenders say returns after expenses have historically been in the low double digits. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2012
Gantz et al. |
CMBS Concerns Are securitized loans worth the trouble? |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2007
W. Joseph Caton |
Small-Cap Attraction The business of buying, managing and trading smaller commercial properties has now become a favored target market of both portfolio and conduit lenders. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2011
Dennis Fitzpatrick |
A Taxing Situation Renegotiating debt may have unintended consequences. Many property owners fail to realize that renegotiated or discharged debt doesn't just cease to exist. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2008
C. Grant Conness |
TIC Outlook While the current economy is causing the tenancy-in-common industry to face some adversity and growing pains, there is still hope for the sector's future. By examining the industry's past and present, an industry insider predicts a strong future. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2010
Tom Follain |
The Big Fix Is deferred maintenance the next obstacle to market recovery? |
This Old House
Sid Davis |
Here's How to Finance Your Remodel Financing a remodeling project doesn't have to be a crap shoot. Here's a game plan for choosing the best deal. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
W. Joseph Caton |
Attached Strings to Conduit Loans As a property investor's real estate management needs and development skills expand, the nature of the loans that investor buys into begins to take on new meaning. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2006
Howard Kass |
Splitting Heirs Investors should be aware of how to determine a tenancy-in-common investment's basis, particularly when managing their estates. Careful pre- and post-death estate planning can minimize taxes significantly and facilitate smooth wealth transfer to TIC investment heirs. |
Entrepreneur
February 2008
Rosalind Resnick |
Nothing Personal How can you protect yourself and your assets from risk when securing a business loan? |
