In a sign that the troublesome class of 2007 loans has not yet made the grade, the CMBS delinquency rate hit a new high in May after steadily creeping up over the last three months. New research from Trepp shows that the delinquency rate is now 10.04%, up 24 basis points (bp) from last month (9.8%) … [Read more...] about 5.30.12: Legacy CMBS Delinquency Rates Continue to Rise
5.18.12: CMBS Conduit Loan Rates Decline with Treasury Rally
CMBS conduit loan rates have fallen to the lowest levels since the restart of CMBS lending in 2010. Interest rates on CMBS conduit loans are set based on a spread over the libor swap rate corresponding to the loan term. Recently, libor swap rates have declined in tandem with the 10-year treasury … [Read more...] about 5.18.12: CMBS Conduit Loan Rates Decline with Treasury Rally
5.14.12: Rates on 5-Year CMBS Conduit Loans Worse Than 10-Year Deals
Rates on 5-year CMBS conduit loans are higher than loans with a 10-year term, and the difference between the two appears to be increasing. Normally in commercial lending, when the 5-year Treasury or libor swap rate is lower than the 10-year Treasury or libor swap rate, loan rates on deals with a … [Read more...] about 5.14.12: Rates on 5-Year CMBS Conduit Loans Worse Than 10-Year Deals
3.26.12: CMBS Conduit Loan Rates Decline with CMBS Spreads
CMBS conduit loans rates are declining in concert with the powerful rally in the CMBS market that began in January. Strong demand for CMBS continues based on the results of a $925-million conduit offering led by Wells Fargo and RBS that priced on Friday, March 22. All but one of the investment-grade … [Read more...] about 3.26.12: CMBS Conduit Loan Rates Decline with CMBS Spreads
9.13.11: Rates on Fannie Mae Loans Continue to Decline
With 10-year Treasury rates below 2%, borrowers that qualify for Fannie Mae (and Freddie Mac) multifamily loans are seeing loan quotes at levels not seen since the formation of the Fannie Mae multifamily program in the 1950s. ValueXpress is active in both the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and … [Read more...] about 9.13.11: Rates on Fannie Mae Loans Continue to Decline
9.8.11: SBA 504 Loans Hit Record-Low Interest Rates for September
The Small Business Administration's (SBA) 504 loan program is providing long-term, fixed-rate financing for commercial real estate and the purchase of long-term capital assets at the lowest interest rates since the program's inception. The debentures that funded this month's 20-year 504 loans were … [Read more...] about 9.8.11: SBA 504 Loans Hit Record-Low Interest Rates for September