The buildings ultimately will go Yale New Haven Health.

The ratings are supposed to help quantify potential physical damage and disruption.

A joint venture will result in a 40,000 square foot building with laboratory space.

Aside from higher mortgage rates, there are indirect issues that could eventually catchup with commercial real estate. But it's not all bad news.

A slower global economy will mean drags on the domestic one.

The promise is that investment funds and developers can source joint venture capital.

They are a significant player in CMBS, but will they go the Lehman route?

Investors put in $5 million to $20 million each.