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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. |
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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. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
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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
May/Jun 2009
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Demystifying Defeasance The credit markets are frozen and conduit lenders are not lending, but defeasance transactions are still closing. What role does this financing strategy play in today's market? |
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Fees of Danger When assessing commercial loan costs, the interest rate is often only a drop in the bucket. Business owners can avoid costly errors by discussing any major purchases with their creditors, accountants and attorneys beforehand. |
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. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
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Howard W. Smith |
Financing Fundamentals These 5 tips help borrowers open the door to the right lender. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
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Seeking Balance Construction loans present unique circumstances for lenders. |
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The Real Estate Deal Shopping for a commercial real estate loan can be tricky. Here's what you need to stay balanced. |
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Jul/Aug 2010
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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. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
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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. |
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CMBS Concerns Are securitized loans worth the trouble? |
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
Mar/Apr 2009
Mark Dellonte |
FHA Facts In today's tight credit market, multifamily owners and developers are challenged with finding financing. In such turbulent times, the Federal Housing Administration loan programs serve as good, reliable sources of capital. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
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Reisner & McMahon |
Restructuring Rights Credit tenant lease borrowers must preserve their Chapter 11 reorganization options. |
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
Jan/Feb 2010
Usow & Newburn |
Loan to Own Seller financing attracts potential buyers in a constrained market. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2013
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Off Balance Do commercial borrowers benefit from bank relationships? |
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Sep/Oct 2010
Regan Campbell |
Choosing a Defeasance Consultant Borrowers may need help navigating this complicated exit strategy. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2011
Thomas R. Petty |
Loan Language What can borrowers negotiate under today's stricter standards? |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman |
Mortgage Industry's Digital Divide Not all segments of the commercial mortgage industry are embracing technology at the same rate. A study last year found that many firms still rely on time-consuming faxes, certified mail and reams of FedEx-delivered paper to process, close and monitor their loans. |
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
Jul/Aug 2008
Essa & Hoskote |
Fast Funding Asset-based financing provides quicker access to securing loans. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2005
Mittler & Korbin |
Financing Focus: Lenders Talk TICs Investors should be clear on how tenancy-in-common transactions differ from single-investor or entity investment transactions. Understanding this raises the likelihood that a transaction will close with a minimum of cost, time, and frustration. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2011
Taylor Liska |
What's Your Exit Strategy? There are many factors to consider when entering into a fixed-rate commercial real estate loan; what's often forgotten is how to get out. Borrowers should map out all options at the start of the loan process. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2008
Michael G. Ramsey |
Experience Pays Qualified ground lease lenders can help borrowers save time and money. |
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
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
Jan/Feb 2010
Justin Bert |
Bank Shot Do you have the right moves to score with lenders' troubled assets? |
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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. |
U.S. Banker
September 2010
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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. |
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June 15, 2012
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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. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2005
Moskowitz & Napoliello |
Orchestra Funds Strike the Proper Chord Orchestra (i.e. pre-mezzanine) lenders and funds are the new frontier in real estate. They seek to add growth, value and innovation in the once staid, and much misunderstood, world of "hard money" -- a term that may have seen its last days. |
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
August 1, 2006
Matt Hudgins |
Mesmerized by Mezzanine Mezzanine lending for commercial real estate is exploding. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2004
Barnhill & Mazyck |
VRDN Value Underwriters have addressed these problems successfully and now offer small commercial real estate borrowers below-prime-rate financing through variable rate demand notes. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2002
Stephen V. Jacquemin |
Understand Lender Criteria to Finance Manufactured-Housing Communities Manufactured-home community buyers have two main financing choices: long-term loans from institutional or conduit lenders or short-term bank loans. To obtain the appropriate financing for these investments, commercial real estate professionals should understand lender criteria for each type. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2008
Christopher G. Hurn |
SBA Solutions In the hyper-competitive commercial real estate marketplace, successful brokers and agents can utilize a relatively little-known financing source to help clients secure the ideal property for their needs, the Small Business Administration 504 loan program. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2007
Korda & Chan |
Construction Plans Sponsors and owners considering financing the construction of commercial real estate projects need to know how lenders evaluate a project's overall risk. Such understanding increases the likelihood that a developer's application for financing will be approved. |
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Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
Loan-Packaging Help How do you show lenders you mean business? A professionally prepared loan package may help. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2013
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A Bridge to Success Interim loans can span the multifamily lending gap. |
Bank Systems & Technology
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Phil Britt |
Quicker Cash in Hand TD Banknorth's challenge to deliver loan documents electronically to branches is met with a Web Posting Service and online document hub from eLynx. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2005 |
Insatiable Appetite For Debt Financing The prospect of higher interest rates shows no sign of dampening borrower demand for commercial real estate debt, according to an exclusive survey of more than 400 developers and owners conducted by National Real Estate Investor. |
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Mar/Apr 2014
Rich Rosfelder |
Financing Niche How are boutique lenders setting themselves apart? |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 19, 2010
Penny Crosman |
71% of Lenders to Adopt Online Lending Technology, Survey Finds Study also projects that online mortgage-application volume will triple by 2013. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2008
Campbell & Walsh |
Exist Strategies Comparing yield maintenance and defeasance can help investors determine the best alternative to fixed-rate financing. |
BusinessWeek
August 20, 2007
Der Hovanesian & Grow |
Did Big Lenders Cross The Line? Lawsuits assert some firms doctored loan documents. |
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. |
