One of lenders' most common requests these days is for a broker opinion of value of assets in a loan portfolio, nearing or in distress. Lenders should…

A recent court decision in Arizona to allow lenders to appoint receivers and sell defaulted assets with assumable debt has brought additional liquidity…

Despite some improvements in liquidity, the commercial real estate debt market is contending with the dual impacts of a wave of maturities, exceeding…

The IRS issued its new REMIC Regulations and Interpretive Revenue Procedure on Sep. 15 and, as expected, the number of borrower requests for modifications…

Last month, the IRS provided two pieces of guidance that will have a dramatic effect on how servicers deal with commercial mortgage loans. The first…

JPMorgan Chase is currently marketing a $716-million CMBS offering, JPMCC 2010-Cl. The deal is backed by 36 fixed-rate commercial mortgage loans secured…

The decline of commercial real estate fundamentals-evident in rising vacancy, falling rental rates and growing operating expenses-has led to a decrease…

In the CMBS world, special servicers don't have the luxury of ignoring potential losses and deferring action on distressed loans. Once a loan is transferred…