http://nreionline.com/financingtoday/ en-us http://nreionline.com/financingtoday/real_estate_cmbs_excitement_bubbling To be sure, two distinct camps exist when it comes to predicting the course of the commercial real estate market. On one side, buyers who have not yet found their opportunities believe asset values will drop further. On the other side are owners who say potential buyers greatly undervalue debt and properties, and that prices will soon stabilize and freeze out those buyers. Because the two-year-old financingtoday Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:15:00 EDT http://nreionline.com/financingtoday/real_estate_fear_gives_greed Not only have signs of life returned to commercial real estate finance, but there are also signs that the capital markets are on the mend. As 2010 began, analysts called for about $20 billion in new issuance of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). But by the beginning of the second quarter, those estimates rose to $25 billion, and may rise even further. CMBS issuance is a major barometer financingtoday Sat, 01 May 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://nreionline.com/financingtoday/real_estate_buyers_stunned_rising Existing issues of mortgage-backed bonds secured by longer-term, fixed-rate loans are now trading at about 85 cents on the dollar. The trading levels are up from just 55 cents on the dollar as recently as March. By any stretch of the imagination, this is a significant jump in the price investors are willing to pay for bonds backed by an asset class many forecast to be in an all-out bear market well financingtoday Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://nreionline.com/financingtoday/distressed-deals-losing-luster-0501 New loan originations may trump scavenger investor rush financingtoday Fri, 01 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://nreionline.com/financingtoday/real_estate_hedge_funds_wield Hedge funds have been one of the key drivers behind the growth ofcommercial mortgage-backed securities financingtoday Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:00:00 EDT http://nreionline.com/financingtoday/real_estate_big_supply_tight A wave of commercial mortgage-backed securities hit the market in early March, following a dearth of issuance in January and February. Despite the volume, spreads over comparable Treasuries narrowed, perhaps reflecting pent-up demand. But some analysts speculate that the narrowing spreads on CMBS reflect tighter spreads on residential mortgages, viewed by many investors as an alternative to loans financingtoday Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:00:00 EDT