Posts Tagged Mortgage Backed Securities

Commercial Tips 7-27-10

Summer is in full swing and I’m enjoying it! I had a little vacation time with family recently in the Midwest (can you say HOT AND MUGGY?) and now I’m back in the saddle. I’m finding rates low thanks to recent moves in the Treasury market and some lenders tentatively coming back into [...]

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Commercial Real Estate’s Status: $10MM is the New $100M, Part 2

In continuing our discussion from Commercial Real Estate’s Status, $10MM is the New $100M, Part 1: Regarding Institutional Investors – Most of them were out of the market for the past 3-4 years because there was an excessive amount of capital in play, driving terms below what was considered [...]

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Is a SBA 7(a) Loan Still a Wise Choice for Your High-Leverage Clients?

Last year’s commercial mortgage slowdown was reflected in the statistics for the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA), which reported a year-over-year decline in approved loans of 29%. This surprisingly high reduction in loan volume was also noticeable in the 13% drop in the program’s combined loan value. In the current economy, should you consider [...]

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Look for Lenders Locally

Oddly enough, your local community lender may be ready to help in your financing efforts.  As more and more national and regional lenders collapse and merge under the weight of toxic mortgage-backed securities, we are finding that smaller lenders did not participate in such investment folly. Consequently, “Anytown Bank” on Main Street may have funds [...]

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