GE Capital gobbles up restaurant REIT. Two trends converged in early November with the announcement of the proposed $3 billion acquisition of Trustreet Properties, a net lease REIT that specializes in restaurant properties, by the Franchise Finance division of GE Capital Solutions...More
The changes facing the industry, and the pace of those changes, are dizzying and are making it harder than ever for industry leaders to keep their businesses tuned to transformations within the market....More
India, once celebrated for its spicy curry, mysterious Maharajas and bejeweled elephants, is transforming from an exotic locale to the next frontier for...More
Rapidly expanding retailers need new sites as many, as fast and as well-located as they can get them. With the financial agility that mezzanine finance...More
As commercial real estate loan production grows ever more specialized, small banks are increasingly finding themselves on the wrong side of the competitive...More
Mark your calendars to hear today’s most active dealmakers discussing their views on key challenges and opportunities in the market. The 10th annual UCLA...More
Millennium Tower LLC has refinanced the 200,000 sq. ft. commercial unit of Millennium Tower, a 20-story, mixed-use property in downtown Seattle. Millennium...More
IN THE WAKE OF THE ENRON SCANDAL, anything associated with the term off-balance sheet is coming under scrutiny. The Houston energy giant collapsed amid...More
Former commercial mortgage-backed securities pioneer Ethan Penner is returning to his real estate finance roots. Penner has been named president of Kennedy-Wilson,...More
Youngstown, Ohio – Phar-Mor Inc., the locally based drug store chain, will shutter 65 of its 139 stores as it restructures under Chapter 11. The retailer...More
STAMFORD, Conn. One of the largest commercial real estate lenders in the country is on the threshold of becoming even more dominant. General Electric...More
David B. Cardwell, a senior manager for product development at McLean, Va.-based Freddie Mac, will join the Washington, D.C.-based National Multi Housing...More
Cleveland – Locally based Forest City Finance Corp. appointed Judith Wolfe as president of the company. Wolfe will monitor changes and trends in the real...More
Dan Crow, vice president of finance for Amarillo, Texas-based Hastings Entertainment Inc., has been promoted to vice president and CFO of the entertainment...More
Charlotte-based Banc of America Securities LLC (BAS) has secured a $200 million loan to finance two newly constructed hotels in New York City. The loan...More
Pittsburgh - PNC Real Estate Finance recently underwrote $93 million in redevelopment financing for Los Angeles-based Westfield America's Westfield Shoppingtown...More
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION 1850 M Street, NW, Suite 540 Washington, DC 20036Phone (202) 974.2300Fax (202) 775.0112www.asha.nmhc.orgCreated in...More
A surge in freestanding store development coupled with a strong economy are reasons for the net-lease financing industry to celebrate. Just ask Brian...More
Innovation in finance may seem an anomaly under average circumstances, but FINOVA brings a fresh perspective to the lending table. FINOVA, a name which...More
Created by the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) in 1991 and based in Washington, D.C., the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) represents...More
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES 31 West 52nd St.New York, NY 10019(212) 469-5000FAX: (212) 469-8518JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. 200 Clarendon St.Boston,...More
How can a conservative, niche financial services company compete in a market where capital is flowing freer than the Chattahoochee River after a week...More
Real estate is a business. But the way the business has changed, and is still changing, from a deal-to-deal mentality to more of a long-term, relationship-building...More
There has been $30.3 billion in new CMBS issuance to date in 2013, according to Commercial Mortgage Alert. That puts the industry on pace to smash last year’s volume of $48.4 billion and will make 2013 the busiest year for CMBS issuance since 2007. Where do you think total CMBS issuance volume will end up in 2013?