The End of Extend and Pretend?

If this article is on track in stating the market has bottomed out and banks will tend to release distressed loans and assets, will this finally allow our stalled industry to get back into business?

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Capital Markets Comeback in Full Swing

Even though this is a biased group, it definitely shows up the indicators toward more lending. George Smith Partners are a company that definitely has their pulse on the multi-family market. Lending is without question happening from the top end with the REITs and larger institutions but very stilted in the smaller asset size and secondary markets. That could easily change soon.


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Yields surge for Fannie and Freddie mortgage bonds

Financial markets support for Fannie and Freddie bonds is very good news for multi-family. The last thing we want is a pull back on future financing.

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Raintree continues to buy locally

The acquisition of the Livermore asset is the latest of a number of assets Raintree has acquired in the Bay Area.

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Hotels Lure Investors as Lodging Surpasses U.S. Offices, Retail

Hospitality appears to be priced well enough that buyers are acquiring aggressively. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-09/hotels-lead-u-s-property-deals-...

Will Soros' Hedge Fund Match His Gloomy Outlook?

Does Mr. Know-It-All really know it all?? Click here