Last Word 
How ‘Bad Boy’ Guarantees Can Make a Non-Recourse Loan Suddenly Become Recourse
Recent court decisions should serve as a warning to borrowers to carefully review the wording of recourse carve-out guarantees in both existing and proposed mortgages, lest they be held fully liable for real estate loans. ...
Retail Investment Market Is Heating Up
Private investors are encountering a growing number of buying opportunities in 2011 as the capital markets begin to thaw, improving real estate fundamentals...
A Way Out of the CMBS Quagmire
A few years ago, when it became clear that the commercial real estate market would suffer a steep decline and that recently financed properties often...
New Disabilities Act Requirements Loom
In July 2010, President Obama announced the most significant changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) since it became law in 1991. The new...
Time for Banks to Sell Nonperforming Loans?
For the past couple of years, investors in nonperforming loans have besieged bankers with inquiries. Frequent responses from bankers have ranged from “we have no problems” to “we’re handling them internally,” or “we’re waiting for the real estate markets to turn around.”...
Equity REITs Toe the Line on Credit
Liquidity positions of U.S. equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) have strengthened considerably over the past year. After harnessing liquidity...
Filling The Void In Dementia Care
Three steps every developer needs to consider before entering into this seniors housing niche. ...
Filling The Void In Dementia Care
In the face of adverse economic conditions, developers have shifted their focus away from single-family residential and commercial projects to senior-living...
Are Non-Traded REITs Going Mainstream?
Though sometimes considered the stepchild of the real estate investment trust industry, non-traded public REITs are proving to be a popular new source...
Borrowers and Lenders Need To Get Real to Heal
The FDIC recently announced that it will auction off about $1 billion in residential and commercial real estate. Sadly, the reaction was predictable. Among the banks and borrowers the refrain was all too common: “We can’t sell those assets....
