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Banks face risk management challenges.(Banking And Finance)
U.S. banks and savings institutions continue to face risk management challenges in a number of key areas even as bottom-line earnings of insured institutions set new records, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. FDIC said. According to the " U.S. banks and savings institutions...
Tags: bank, banking, commercial real estate, FDIC, finance, risk management
Research articles 2003-07-21
Moody's report: multifamily, retail strong, but office weak - Real Finance Estate - Moody's Investors Service commercial real estate report - Industry Overview
Properties underlying commercial mortgage-backed securities CMBS continue to diverge with consumer-oriented real estate, such as retail and multifamily buildings, holding their own while office and industrial buildings, tied to the corporate sector, continue to decline, said Moody's Investors Service in its quarterly Red-Yellow-Green * report on U.S. commercial real estate.
Tags: Moody's Corp., commercial real estate, real estate, finance
Research articles 2002-11-06
Stuyvesant Town Woes May Pave Way For Loan Changes
By Ilaina JonasNEW YORK (Reuters) - The joint venture that borrowed heavily to buy Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village in 2006 could be among the first to take advantage of changes in U.S. tax law that let borrowers seek payment relief, when it said last week that it could...
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, BlackRock Inc., Real Estate, Financial Services, Mortgages, Business Operations, Finance, CMBS
News items 2009-11-09
A Sector View of Public Market Ownership of Commercial Real Estate in the United States
A popular topic in financial research has been the development and perfection of models for pricing stocks. A three-factor pricing model that incorporates a real estate factor along with stock market and interest rate factors is developed. Results of the analysis lend support to the application of the three-factor model...
Tags: Interest Rate, Insurance Company, Commercial Real Estate, American Real Estate Society, Insurance, Financial Planning, Real Estate, Financial Services, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers 2003-02-12
Beyond the Standard: Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Finances
http://www.fmlink.com/ProfResources/Magazines/article.cgi?Journal%20of%20Property%20Management:jpm0101a.htm With the exception of large, institutional, life insurance, and pension fund financing, most property managers negotiate on behalf of their clients real estate financing with commercial banks and savings institutions. While the large institutional lenders customarily draw documents on a case-by-case basis, smaller commercial banks and savings institutions generally use...
Tags: FMLink Group LLC, Financing, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Bank, Real Estate, Investment, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Operations, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
Worth the Price: Trophy Properties can add prestige and stability to a property portfolio
The world of commercial real estate investment, owning a familiar landmark can add prestige and glamour to a property portfolio along with a dose of financial security. Prestige or trophy properties run the gamut from upscale shopping malls and elegant hotels and spas to office towers, swank apartments and mixed-used...
Tags: REIT, Property, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Investment, Financial Services, Business Operations, Finance
White papers 2001-07-01
Safe & Secure
In the hierarchy of human needs, security is one of the most important. Everyone, however, has their own definition of what makes them feel secure and safe. No matter the sector, the owners of commercial real estate properties need to determine what tenants are going to want and need and...
Tags: Security, REIT, Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Office, Real Estate, Investment, Financial Services, Business Operations, Finance
White papers 2001-07-01
Direct Investment In Commercial Real Estate
This paper formed the basis of the keynote address to the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society conference in Melbourne. In the asset allocation process, direct real estate investment suffers from some perceived disadvantages and this paper summarises research, funded by practice, into three of these perceived disadvantages; depreciation in value,...
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, University Of Reading, Real Estate, Asset Management, Investment, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Finance
White papers 2007-03-06
The Role of Uncertainity in Investment: An Examination of Competing Investment Model Using Commercial Real Estate Data
Neo-classical investment decision criteria suggest that only the systematic component of the total risk affect the rate of investment, as channeled through the built-asset price. Alternatively, option-base investment model suggests a direct role for total uncertainty in investment decision marketing. To sort out uncertainty role in the investment, they estimate...
Tags: Investment Decision, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Economics, Investment, Real Estate, Finance, Business Operations
White papers 2003-01-01
Testing Alternative Theories of Property Price-Trading Volume With Commercial Real Estate Market Data
The significant price-trading volume correlation found in the residential property market presents a challenge to the rational expectation hypothesis. Existing theories account for this fact with either capital market imperfection (down-payment effect or loss-aversion consideration) or imperfect information search theoretic models. This paper employs data from both the sale and...
Tags: Capital Market, Theory, Commercial Real Estate, Chinese University Of Hong Kong, Policy Implication, Financial Services, Real Estate, Investment, Business Operations, Finance
White papers 2004-02-01
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
This article provides insight into commercial mortgage backed securities CMBS. CMBS are bonds that have been collateralized by a pool of commercial real estate mortgages. All of the principal and interest from the mortgages flow to bondholders over the life of the bonds. Typically CMBS trusts range in size from...
Tags: Bond, Commercial Real Estate, Mortgage-backed Security, Mortgages, Real Estate, Financial Services, Finance, Capital Structures, Business Operations
White papers 2004-10-26
Inter-Industry Contagion and the Competitive Effects of Financial Distress Announcements: Evidence From Commercial Banks and Life Insurance Companies
This paper investigates the "inter-industry" contagion effects of financial distress announcements by commercial banks on the stock returns of life insurance companies, and vice versa. It focuses on inter-industry contagion effects because the vast majority of the extant literature about contagion has neglected this important potential cost to shareholders. It...
Tags: Financial, Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago, Commercial Real Estate, Life Insurance, Commercial Bank, Insurance, Real Estate, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers 2002-12-01
Optimal Capital Structure and the Market for Outside Finance in Commercial Real Estate
When asked about optimal capital structure, the typical response from a commercial real estate investor is "go for it?use as much debt as possible." This answer, while not being necessarily incorrect, is not very informative. This paper seeks to articulate the economics underlying the market for outside finance in commercial...
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, Capital Structure, Capital Structures, Real Estate, Financial Services, Finance, Business Operations
White papers 2004-08-01
Fed's Lockhart: Need to Ensure Recovery is Durable
ATLANTA, Georgia (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery is under way and policymakers should now focus on ensuring it is a durable one, a top Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday."Now that growth has resumed, the overall objective of economic policy should be to bring about a durable recovery and...
Tags: Recovery, Federal Reserve Board, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Financial Services, Business Operations, Finance, Atlanta
News items 2009-11-10
Midsize Banks Most Vulnerable to Looming Commercial Real Estate Bust
I've written before about the bomb that's set to fall on U.S. banks in the form of deteriorating commercial real estate loans. Many of these institutions are already buckling because of high losses on their home loans. So a bust in CRE mortgages would hurt, and could be the coup...
Tags: Bank, Commercial Real Estate, Loan, CRE, Financial Services, Mortgages, Finance, Capital Structures, Alain Sherter
Blog posts 2009-09-16
Illinois Real Estate Exec Takes Minor Stake In New Republic
What is it with Illinois real estate magnates and their penchant for investing in money-losing publications? Michael Alter, the president of his family’s commercial real estate business has taken a 12 percent stake in liberal-leaning political mag The New Republic, Chicago Tribune reported via Romenesko. This is not Alter’s...
Tags: Republic Corp., Commercial Real Estate, Magazine, Chicago, Real Estate, Financial Services, Investment, Business Operations, Finance, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, David Kaplan
External links 2009-08-26
Our Next Financial Showdown: Commercial Real Estate
Updated August 19, 2009 The U.S. economy is not out of the woods, but important indicators are at least signaling the end of the freefall in the housing market. Our next worry may be commercial real estate, which has been going through the same cycle of falling...
Tags: Bank, Financial, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Property, Mortgages, Financial Services, Real Estate, Finance, Capital Structures, Business Operations, John Keefe
Blog posts 2009-08-14
RAIT Financial Trust Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. And your first question comes from the line of David Fick of Stifel Nicolaus. Josh Barber – Stifel Nicolaus Good morning. It’s Josh Barber here with Dave. Jack, I was wondering if you can give us an idea what adjusted earnings would have looked like...
Tags: Asset, Commercial Real Estate, Call Transcript, Earnings, Balance Sheet, RAIT Financial Trust, CDO, Balance Sheets, Real Estate, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Financial Statements, Finance, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-11-04
2009 Industry Outlook: Real Estate - Challenging Times, Emerging Opportunities
The current slowdown in commercial real estate activity is not about equity - there are companies that have plenty of that. When financing at reasonable rates becomes more readily available the floodgates should open because real estate continues to attract domestic and international investors. Two actions, in particular, could help...
Tags: Business Operations, Commercial Real Estate, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Finance, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Financing, Investment, Real Estate, Tenant
White papers 2009-01-01
Sterling Bancshares, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions. And our first question is from Jon Arfstrom from RBC Capital Markets. Please go ahead. Jon Arfstrom – RBC Capital Markets Thanks good morning. Zach L. Wasson Good morning. J. Downey Bridgwater Hi, Jon. Jon Arfstrom – RBC Capital Markets Almost I...
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, Call Transcript, Earnings, RBC Capital Markets, Sterling Bancshares Inc., Real Estate, Financial Services, Mortgages, Business Operations, Finance, Capital Structures, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-29