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UBS headquarters among deals in enthusiastic SASB market
Participants expect asset class to stay well bid though some are cautious sentiment could easily change
Bank's fourth five-year conduit CMBS of 2025 was oversubscribed even as it tightened from IPTs
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Loans on a pair of New York office buildings will back two separate single asset CMBS offerings in coming weeks, with more conduit volume also expected, as analysts predict deal volume to surge past 2016 levels following a slow start to the year. -
The 1978 film Dawn of the Dead satirised the mindless consumerism of 1970s America, with survivors seeking refuge in a shopping mall from flesh-eating zombies who seemed bent on returning to this once focal point of US society. A modern day remake might not hit the mark.
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A new single borrower CMBS deal from Goldman Sachs was priced on Thursday, backed by 10 office properties in Houston, while a portfolio of regional malls is also said to be getting CMBS treatment in the next month.
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With CMBS investors shunning exposure to weak retail properties, industrial warehouse assets benefitting from the rise of online shopping are an attractive alternative for conduit lenders. Tough competition however makes sourcing assets a challenge.
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Morningstar Credit Ratings has hired Charles Citro as head of its CMBS ratings business.
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Most focus in US commercial real estate has been on the ailing retail sector, but S&P Global Ratings analysts said this week that the office sector was worth a closer look, as the largest quarter in the CMBS maturity wall gets under way this month.
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley priced a $1bn CMBS conduit deal at the end of last week, as investors steer towards bank-originated assets and away from seasoned deals with higher levels of retail exposure.
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US private equity firm Blackstone closed a UK CMBS deal last week, backed by a loan secured on a London office property that was previously securitized in a Morgan Stanley CMBS deal which was repaid in 2012.
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Tad Philipp, senior vice president and head of commercial real estate research at Moody’s, is set to retire next month, bidding farewell to an industry in which he has been one of the most visible figures.
