Documents that borrowers signed and filed away five to seven years ago may contain hidden hazards as debt-service coverage ratios grow narrower amid current market conditions, Hart Advisory&#146;s Little tells <i>DAI.</i>

The Roaring Twenties and the 2000s may both have seen frothy real estate markets, but bonds originated 80 years ago fared worse than present-day CMBS when the market turned, says a study from the New York Fed.

NEW YORK CITY-Staff expansions at GlobeSt.com support wide arrange of new initiatives.

Defaults on gas station and C-store mortgages come with sector-specific headaches for banks, not least of which is the prospect of taking title to a property with environmental issues, says Petroleum Capital Advisors&#146; Donell.

With the Euro zone racked by sovereign debt issues and China&#146;s growth engine beginning to decelerate, the modest uptick in domestic fundamentals looks comparatively healthy

Although office&#146;s CMBS delinquency rate is the lowest of the five major sectors, it&#146;s the only one to have seen a year-over-year increase in 2011, and more is likely to come.

NEW YORK CITY-The completed deal follows several other C-III acquisitions and marks &#145;a significant step forward&#146; in creating a fully diversified CRE services company, says CEO Andrew Farkas.

NEW YORK CITY-Multifamily is the strongest commercial real estate sector and should remain that way for a while, says Resource Realty's Feldman.