New Deals Raise Eyebrows as M&A Trend Reigns On
May 30, 2007
The commercial real estate sector is still in the mergers and acquisitions mode, with two new deals announced last week involving a national brokerage firm and a commercial mortgage lender...
BUSINESS DEALS
May 1, 2007
Buchanan Street Partners closed its Buchanan Fund V, a value-added fund with equity commitments totaling $414 million. As of the closing, on March 30, the fund had made $134 million in commitments to properties with total project costs of more than $500 million....
Approaching $3 Trillion
May 1, 2007
The total amount of outstanding mortgage debt on commercial real estate ended 2006 just under $3 trillion and was up $340 billion from the end of 2005....
FINANCE BRIEFS
May 1, 2007
Thomas Properties Group, Inc. increased its public offering to 8 million shares of its common stock, at $16.00 per share, an increase from a previous offer of 7 million shares....
Going Up
May 1, 2007, Elaine Misonzhnik
CityNorth, the 144-acre mixed-used project in Phoenix, has got the green. In April, the Related Companies of New York and Phoenix-based Thomas J. Klutznick Company announced that they had formed a joint venture and secured $379 million in financing for its first phase...
Another Record
Mar 1, 2007
Improved fundamentals, a cache of capital and continued innovation in capital markets have converged this year to create a perfect calm for commercial real estate financiers....
From the MBA CREF Conference: Lenders Enjoying the "Perfect Calm"
Feb 7, 2007, by: David Bodamer
Improved fundamentals, a cache of capital and continued innovation in capital markets have converged this year to create a "perfect calm" for commercial real estate financiers. ...
Defensive Position
Feb 1, 2007
Charles Antonucci isn't happy about the new commercial real estate lending guidelines his bank is going to have to follow. ...
Law Would Permanently Nix Lender-Broker Mix
Jan 31, 2007, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Lawmakers in Washington are once again pushing a bill that would permanently bar banks from breaking into the real estate brokerage and property management businesses....
Borrow til You Drop
Jul 1, 2006, By Jennifer Popovec
Trying to lock in cheap debt before interest rates spike, investors and developers are on a last borrowing binge...
