Listen as observers discuss and dissect the transactions that lenders are closing today as well as what financing alternatives are best suited to today's commercial real estate investment strategies. Find out where we in the ongoing evolution of the capital stack, and which of the various non-traditional financing opportunities—i.e., hard money/mezzanine/preferred equity, crowd-funding—may work best for your deal.

Away from the agencies: what other sources of capital are leading the marketplace, at what cost to the borrower and why look to them now? Are the banks really back? What role does CMBS play in multifamily?

As $1-billion CMBS issues become routine and the CRE market continues recovering post financial crisis, are underwriting standards holding steady? Fueled by money from the Federal Reserve and stronger economic activity, will the CMBS market rebound to pre-crisis levels?

LOS ANGELES-The real question is how will all the commercial mortgage loans maturing between 2014 and 2017 qualify for refinancing, says GSP's Gary Tenzer.

Hear from the capital providers across the capital stack on rates, availability of capital, what property types are getting financed and what to look for in 2014.

LOS ANGELES-One of the largest takeaways for developers, post downturn, is the value of passive income, say George Smith Partners executives in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> commentary.

LOS ANGELES-Opportunistic investors are working with a different set of objectives than the institutional buyers, says Gary M. Tenzer of George Smith Partners.