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Eight Takeaways on the Current State of Distress Opportunities

by on August 25, 2010

Since the start of 2009, buyers and sellers have transacted about $16.5 billion in distressed commercial real estate sales. Certainly more are expected to follow. Banks and CMBS special servicers are currently dealing with nearly $290 billion in distressed…

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Eight Takeaways on the Current State of Distress Opportunities

Business forum: Can’t we all just get along?

by Hale Bonddad Stewart on March 21, 2010

Borrowers today are frustrated. Those confronted with distressed commercial real estate loans are up against declining prices, lower tolerance for risk by lenders, potential income loss and debt that often exceeds the equity in the property. We all

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Business forum: Can’t we all just get along?

Distressed CRE Assets Jump 15% at Nation’s Banks

February 24, 2010

The amount of distressed commercial real estate assets on the books of the nation’s banks and thrifts approached $60 billion as of year-end 2009. That is up from $52 billion just three months earlier, a 15% increase. The $59.9 billion includes loans…

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Greg Yates Joins Seyfarth Shaw’s Litigation Department in the New York Office

February 19, 2010

including workouts, restructurings, and bankruptcy. A key focus of his practice is advising clients on creative solutions to distressed commercial real estate transactions and, where necessary, litigation relating to those transactions. Additionally, he

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Lodgian Buyout Offer Causes Controversy

January 23, 2010

merge with an affiliate of Dallas-based Lone Star Funds in a transaction valued at $270 million, including assumed debt. Lone Star, which specializes in distressed commercial real estate, is offering $2.50 for each outstanding share of Lodgian stock.

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Commercial Real Estate News: BofA's Real-Estate Banking Profits …

January 13, 2010

Year of Reckoning for Commercial Lenders in Europe? (WSJ): Opportunistic investors are hoping that 2010 will be the year that European lenders begin biting the bullet and accepting losses to get distressed commercial real – estate assets …

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Distressed Commercial Properties Are Poised for Deals …

January 10, 2010

By MARK MUELLER Orange County saw more than its share of distressed commercial real estate properties trade hands in 2009 compared to other large markets. … View the full story.

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F.D.I.C. Sells Distressed Loans to Colony Fund – DealBook Blog …

January 8, 2010

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said Friday that it had sold $1 billion in distressed commercial real estate loans to a public-private fund managed by Colony Capital.

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Palm Beach County ranks No. 7 nationally in distressed commercial …

January 7, 2010

Palm Beach County ranks No. 7 nationally in distressed commercial real estate . Source:Palm Beach County ranks No. 7 nationally in distressed commercial real estate (The Palm Beach Post) …

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Palm Beach County ranks No. 7 nationally in distressed commercial real estate (The Palm Beach Post)

January 7, 2010

Palm Beach County ranks No. 7 nationally in distressed commercial real estate

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More Woes for Commercial Real Estate

January 6, 2010

Since banks are delaying foreclosure auctions, the asking prices for most commercial properties have not yet fallen far enough to meet low bid prices. We’re hearing this from distressed commercial real estate funds that were set up to …

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Distressed Markets to Heap Up According to Matt Baron, Panelist at Distressed Investing Leaders Foru

January 3, 2010

Matthew Baron, Principal, Simon Development Group, expressed his views of the Distressed Commercial Property Markets in an article in The Epoch Times, anticipating that ‘the real estate market is gearing up for a deluge of distressed commercial

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Secrets for Buying Distressed Commercial Real Estate – Part 3 of 3 …

January 2, 2010

When buying distressed commercial real estate , forget about upside potential, get the operating statement absolutely correct, buy conservative commercial real estate and always do your homework.

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Secrets for Buying Distressed Commercial Real Estate – Part 2 of 3 …

January 2, 2010

When buying distressed commercial real estate , use the advice of your advisors, arrange your financing ahead of time, forget rules of thumb and always be ready to walk away.

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Growth Of Distressed Commercial Properties Slows, Hits $17.6 …

January 2, 2010

A report on distressed commercial real estate released in December by New York-based Real Capital Analytics, a research and consulting firm, showed Las Vegas held the No. 1 spot in the nation with 37 percent of its commercial properties …

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Secrets for Buying Distressed Commercial Real Estate – Part 2 of 3 …

January 2, 2010

When buying distressed commercial real estate , use the advice of your advisors, arrange your financing ahead of time, forget rules of thumb and always be ready to walk away. More here: Secrets for Buying Distressed Commercial Real …

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Secrets for Buying Distressed Commercial Real Estate – Part 1 of 3 …

January 1, 2010

Buying distressed commercial real estate is fraught with peril, the most glaring of which is that you will get a double-digit return on your investment.

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Secrets for Buying Distressed Commercial Real Estate – Part 1 of 3 …

January 1, 2010

Buying distressed commercial real estate is fraught with peril, the most glaring of which is that you will get a double-digit return on your investment. Original post: Secrets for Buying Distressed Commercial Real Estate – Part 1 of 3 …

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Smart distressed asset investors are acting now

December 29, 2009

Savvy investors are no longer looking at the residential housing market but the commercial real estate market. The distressed commercial real estate market in the coming months and years will make the residential market look like a …

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Commercial market to infect housing? | Real Estate | Philadelphia …

December 28, 2009

There is also a slim chance that the banking system’s problems with commercial real estate could end up to be a boon for residential real estate investors. As Deutch reasons, the problems of distressed commercial real estate are so …

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UK property black hole threatens banks’ lending (Daily Telegraph)

December 20, 2009

Britain is at risk of a mass sell-off of distressed commercial properties that would send values dipping and impair lending, warns Bank of England.

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Houston's Distressed Properties Highest – Shannon Register, Realtor®

December 19, 2009

HOUSTON (Houston Business Journal ) – Houston is the top Texas market for distressed commercial real estate by total property investment volume, according to Real …

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Houston's Distressed Properties Highest – Shannon Register, Realtor®

December 19, 2009

HOUSTON (Houston Business Journal ) – Houston is the top Texas market for distressed commercial real estate by total property investment volume, according to Real …

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Troubled commercial properties top $1B in Kansas City

December 18, 2009

The value of distressed and potentially troubled commercial assets in the Kansas City area has topped $1 billion, according to As of Thursday, the market had about $450 million worth of distressed commercial properties

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Lone Star Raises $1.2 Billion for Distressed Asset Investments

December 4, 2009

Lone Star secured $725 million for Lone Star Real Estate Fund II, the source told the news agency, which will invest in commercial mortgage-backed securities and distressed commercial real estate . The firm has obtained pledges of more …

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Retail Chatr Commercial Real Estate Blog » Blog Archive …

December 4, 2009

Commercial National REO Professionals Association is a trade organization for those who conduct business within the distressed commercial real estate industry. The focus of CNRPA is to establish and promote education, …

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Commercial Real Estate Debt Won't be the Next Shoe to Drop | Home …

November 27, 2009

Lastly, there is a market for distressed commercial real estate (as opposed to second homes). Investors have been amassing cash and REITs have been raising capital to acquire many of these troubled CRE assets. According to a NREI survey …

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Commercial Real Estate Distress Increasing In Most Global Markets

November 27, 2009

The rise in distressed commercial real estate sales worldwide is likely to continue, as banks capitalize on opportunities to divest property debt, generating interest from distressed fund specialists.

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Distressed Commercial Real Estate Now 600% Larger Than 2006

November 24, 2009

According to a recent August commercial real estate white paper, First American Corelogic shows how distressed commercial properties, excluding Boston, in May were 580% higher (6.8 times) the amount distressed in January 2006. …

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Commercial Real Estate Debt Won't be the Next Shoe to Drop

November 22, 2009

Lastly, there is a market for distressed commercial real estate (as opposed to second homes). Investors have been amassing cash and REITs have been raising capital to acquire many of these troubled CRE assets. According to a NREI survey …

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North Jersey community banks forced to curtail commercial lending

November 22, 2009

Many community banks face a dilemma. Their main reason for being is to make commercial real estate loans, and a fledgling economic recovery depends, in part, on them making more of them. But increasing loan defaults in a distressed commercial real estate

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North Jersey community banks forced to curtail commercial lending (The Record and Herald News)

November 22, 2009

Many community banks face a dilemma. Their main reason for being is to make commercial real estate loans, and a fledgling economic recovery depends, in part, on them making more of them. But increasing loan defaults in a distressed commercial real estate market is making it a riskier business.

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How to spot commercial real-estate recovery (Times Leader)

November 15, 2009

PHILADELPHIA — Exactly when the Philadelphia region’s distressed commercial real estate landscape will shed its “Space Available” banners is uncertain.

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New Jersey hit with $3.6 billion in distressed commercial assets …

November 10, 2009

After real estate investment in the state peaked in 2005 and 2006, the state now has $3.6 billion in distressed commercial assets, according to research firm Real Capital Analytics, with most of the boom-year mortgages slated to mature …

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Commercial real estate special report: Recovery

November 9, 2009

Exactly when the Philadelphia region’s distressed commercial real estate landscape will shed its ‘Space Available’ banners is uncertain. Some experts suggest recovery is a year away. Others lean closer to three years, given that two significant

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Did the FDIC just flash freeze the Distressed Commercial Markets

November 4, 2009

Globe Street’s Tony LoPinto reported yesterday that the FDIC has made some rule changes deep underground in their infrastructure that could significantly delay the thaw in this frozen market of distressed commercial real estate . …

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Betting On Troubled Assets

October 30, 2009

Cover Story Todays $108 billion of distressed commercial real estate reported by Real Capital Analytics has created an opening for risk-takers of all sizes. Weak properties are prime targets for small to midsize investor-owners who have enough

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New England CCIM Breakfast Presentation Distressed Commercial Real …

October 19, 2009

Working with Banks Distressed Commercial Assets. Presentation for NECCIM on distressed commercial real estate and working with banks. October 19, 2009. in Training. Of course you lose something considering these 20 slides were an hour …

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Is commercial real estate next to fall? | Marketplace From …

October 15, 2009

SUSAN WACHTER: The commercial real estate crisis isn’t going to bring capital markets to a halt. She says the commercial market is only a third the size of residential, and distressed commercial property owners are likely still …

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World Assurance Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WDAS) Launches Credit and

October 9, 2009

has embarked on a new direction by launching Anav Holdings Corporation. Anav Holdings Corporation will be focused on distressed commercial and residential real estate opportunities within the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada. The

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World Assurance Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WDAS) Launches Credit and

October 9, 2009

has embarked on a new direction by launching Anav Holdings Corporation. Anav Holdings Corporation will be focused on distressed commercial and residential real estate opportunities within the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada. The

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World Assurance Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WDAS) Launches Credit and Distressed Real Estate Subsidiary Anav Holdings Corporation

October 9, 2009

Anav Holdings Corporation will be focused on distressed commercial and residential real estate opportunities within the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada. The investment strategy will focus primarily on investments in discounted and

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Spitzer building real estate dealmaking resume (Dealscape – M&A)

October 9, 2009

London-based research firm Preqin says private equity funds plan to allocate $93 billion for distressed commercial real estate and debt opportunities in 2009 with a bulk of the deals likely to happen in 2010 and 2011 when mortgages are …

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Is Tampa Commercial Real Estate Market in REALLY Bad Shape …

October 7, 2009

Vacant Tampa Commercial Real Estate . Excerpt from the Tampa Tribune: …..All told, Tampa ranks 46th out of 65 metro areas by highest rate of distressed commercial property, factoring in the size of each market. Las Vegas ranked first, …

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ABM Offers Service for Maintaining Distressed Commercial Properties

September 25, 2009

Industries Inc., announced that it has launched a new service targeting the United States’ growing market of Commercial Real Estate Owned (CREO), vacant and distressed commercial properties. ABM Property Preservation Group, the company noted, will

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What's New In Blank Checks

September 25, 2009

It’s buying Beverly Hills real estate firm Kennedy-Wilson Inc. for almost $300 million, using the funds to buy distressed commercial real estate . Are we sensing a trend yet? Lastly, where would we be without the prerequisite Chinese …

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Number of distressed commercial properties in Oklahoma totals 779

September 24, 2009

CoStar released some very interesting data today regarding distressed commercial properties both in Oklahoma and all over the nation. In their weekly Advisor email newspaper, CoStar published a story about how commercial real estate …

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CoStar: Florida second in distressed commercial properties

September 24, 2009

Florida has the second-largest number of distressed commercial properties in the nation, according to a report by CoStar Group. The Bethesda, Md.-based real estate firm reviewed commercial mortgage-backed securities bondholder reports and federal bank

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Indianapolis Commercial Real Estate Investing – The Gutting Group …

September 23, 2009

For investors that are sitting on the sidelines with cash, opportunity is starting to knock in commercial real estate investing. The Gutting Group specializes in finding distressed commercial opportunities. …

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IPOs for distressed property buyers depend on good timing:

September 22, 2009

Three real estate firms planning to invest in distressed commercial real estate are expected to go public this week. – More -

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