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The US has become the top destination for Asian outbound commercial real estate investment, putting additional pressure on US lenders as their Asian counterparts increasingly look to carve out their own deals. Asian cross-border commercial real estate investment reached $8.6bn in Q1, the strongest Q1 performance since major Asian outflows began in 2013, according to a report from […]
The US CMBS market is experiencing the greatest volume of lodging issuance in more than five years. There were nearly $10.1bn in CMBS loans for lodging issued so far this year, more than any other property type.
Deutsche Bank has refinanced the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay in Half Moon Bay, California with a $115m mortgage loan and served as co-lead arranger of a $750m unsecured credit facility provided to the borrower, Strategic Hotels & Resorts.
The five-year Half Moon Bay loan bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 240 basis points and has two one-year extension options.
GE Capital Real Estate has provided GH Palmer Associates with an $81m bridge loan for the acquisition of a luxury multifamily community located in Montclair, California.
The five-year, interest only loan carries a 3.23 percent rate plus the one-month LIBOR. The loan-to-value was 75 percent.
Colony American Homes has priced its third single-family rental securitization, Colony American Homes 2015-1.
The company expects gross proceeds of approximately $640m from the offering, with a duration-weighted blended interest rate of LIBOR plus 188.8 basis points. The transaction is expected to close on or around June 11, 2015.
Oritani Bank has provided a $34m loan to refinance a portfolio of 12 mixed-use properties in Brooklyn, New York’s Williamsburg neighborhood, Real Estate Capital has learned.
The five-year, fixed rate loan -- with a 3.4% interest rate and 30-year amortization -- takes out three previous loans from three separate lenders: Investors Bank, Arbor Bank and Greystone.
CIM Group has reportedly sued Cantor Fitzgerald, alleging that the latter firm collected $37.3m in excess fees through Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE), a top CMBS shop that the joint venture formed in 2010.
Over the past year Cantor Fitzgerald used CCRE as “a vehicle for unauthorized self-dealing in flagrant disregard of its obligations” under an agreement binding the firms under Delaware law, CIM claimed in a lawsuit filed in Delaware state court.
TIAA-CREF has provided a $58m loan to Beacon Partners for a 1.6m sq ft industrial portfolio located in and around the Charlotte, North Carolina area.
The 15-year fixed rate loan refinances eight 100%-leased properties. The largest is a 520,000 sq ft distribution facility at 6550 Judge Adams Road in Whitsett, NC.
Leverage on single-family securitizations continues to creep up as the indurty becomes more comfortable with the asset class and more issuers consider structuring deals with an added risk retention tranche.
The most recent example, Colony American Homes 2015-1 -- the third SFR deal from Colony and the 20th single-borrower deal -- carries a 77.6% LTV, which is significantly higher than previous deals.
MetroGroup Realty Finance has secured a $35.7m loan on behalf of Oakmont Corporation for the acquisition of the Broadcom Building in San Jose, California.
Wells Fargo provided the fixed rate securitized loan, which carries a 10-year term, 5 years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization, Real Estate Capital has learned. The loan-to-value based on the $55m acquisition price is 65%.