Most CMBS conduit loan programs start at $5 million. A few will consider $3 million. But ValueXpress can provide CMBS conduit loans as low as $1.5 million. A few examples of recently closed small balance CMBS conduit loans can be found here and here. How is ValueXpress able to provide small balance … [Read more...]
7.31.18: ValueXpress Client Successfully Fills Small Business Operational Need. . . Cont’d
So Bob studied his city -- Nashville -- and found no one catered to the small business storage segment of the market…no one. So he studied and developed prototypes in his head. The smallest units would be 10’x20’ (200 square feet; sf) with a mix of units up to around 1,000 sf. He thought of all the … [Read more...]
ValueXpress Provides $2,200,000 Fannie Mae Small Balance Loan
ValueXpress provided a $2,200,000 loan secured by a 37-unit garden apartment complex located in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The property was constructed in 1978 with the first floor and portions of the second floor gut renovated in 2007 after the building suffered extensive damage as a result of … [Read more...]
3.9.18: Freddie Mac Small Balance Program Offers a Blue Light Special!
ValueXpress is passing through to borrowers a pricing special effective on Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans (SBL). Applications for the purchase or refinance of multifamily properties with special pricing begin March 15, 2018. Borrowers will receive a 10-basis-point reduction from published rates … [Read more...]
9.7.17: Small Balance Bridge Loans Now Available
We recently wrote about the benefits of bridge loans for transitional properties in which the assets can be eligible for CMBS conduit loans, but are temporarily underperforming. Typical situations are properties that may be in lease-up, perhaps in conjunction with a rehabilitation program that will … [Read more...]
3.31.17: Small-Balance CMBS Loans Still Available
ValueXpress is making a market in small-balance CMBS loans as an accommodation to new and existing customers, while most CMBS conduit lenders have minimums of $3 million and even $5 million in some instances. “With a push to close more self-storage and small-balance single-tenant loans such as drug … [Read more...]
6.6.16: Small Office and Furnished Office Suites a Bright Spot in the Office Sector
Small office space, both furnished and unfurnished, is performing well in the otherwise lackluster office market. Pioneered by Regus and newcomer wework, tenants can rent furnished or unfurnished office space for a day, week, month, or longer. The basic concept is that office building owners take … [Read more...]
8.15.14: CMBS Delinquency Posts Small Decline in July
The CMBS delinquency rate for U.S. commercial real estate loans in CMBS declined a fraction in July, to 6.04%, barely extending a 14-month month-over-month decline, according to Trepp. Loan resolutions totaled just over $600 million, one of the lowest monthly totals in recent years. Removing these … [Read more...]
AAHOA Alert! 4.28.14: CMBS Conduit Loans Available in Small Markets
ValueXpress can obtain CMBS conduit loans for AAHOA members who own limited and full-service hotels in small markets. “Traditionally, CMBS conduit lenders do not like small markets and will not make hotel loans there,” notes Michael D. Sneden, Executive Vice President at ValueXpress. “But through … [Read more...]
7.26.13: Small Balance, Higher Leverage CMBS Loans Available
Higher leverage CMBS conduit loans are now available for small balance (greater than $5 million) transactions utilizing a first mortgage and mezzanine loan combination that is seamless to the borrower. Leverage can be up to 75% for hospitality properties and 80% for commercial/multifamily … [Read more...]