Allison Bisbey

It's the lender's first deal since being acquired by TIAA; DBRS points to the "stellar" performance of non-securitized prime jumbo loans between 2012 and 2016.

It's the first time the private tower operator has issued from its master trust in two years; the A rated notes will be backed by a pool of 2,551 towers representing 66% of its total tower cash flow.

Moody's considers the $932.4 million TPG Real Estate Finance Trust 2018-1 to be highly leveraged, though not as highly leveraged as Blackstone's inaugural transaction.

It's deep and liquid, and spreads are tight. To many, a deal with a few idiosyncratic risks — not to mention cool factor — just offers a chance to pick up a little extra yield.

The Trepp CMBS Delinquency Rate for U.S. commercial real estate loans in CMBS is now 4.83%, a decrease of six basis points from the December level.

All four senior tranches benefit from initial hard credit enhancement of12%, which is down from 12.25% on the senior tranches of the 2017-1 deal, 12.30% for 2016-1 and 12.90% in 2015-1.

The Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino went through a foreclosure in 2012, giving its mezzanine lender an equity stake; the majority owners have obtained a new $195 million loan to buy out two partners.

The deal was launched shortly after SoFi announced that Anthony Noto, the chief operating officer of Twitter, will join as CEO. It also benefits from higher credit enhancement.

JPMorgan is bundling portions of the first mortgages on six towers in what was once the Jersey City Medical Center into collateral for $200 million of commercial mortgage bonds.

Varde VMC Lender, a Minneapolis firm specializing in distressed commercial real estate, has branched out to financing offices and apartment buildings being upgraded or repurposed.

The private investment firm has obtained a $471 million mortgage from Goldman Sachs secured by 85 properties with a total of 10,764 keys operating under the InTown Suites flag.

Refi loans that the servicing behemoth is making through Earnest do not require the same amount of seasoning as new in-school loans, and so can be securitized much sooner.

The largest loan is a $94 million portion of a $340 million mortgage originated by Wells, Deutsche and Goldman secured by three interconnected buildings whose sole tenant is Apple.

The Blackstone affiliate is cashing out over $200 million of home price appreciation in the process, resulting in a loan-to-value ratio that is unchanged from the original Colony American Homes transactions.

Previously a partner at Winston & Strawn, he brings more than 25 years of experience handling complex structured finance and specialty finance transactions.

The Taxs Cuts and Jobs Act preserves most of existing benefits for owners, operators, and investors, and provides a few new perks as well; there are some trade-offs to be made, however.

The global real estate and investment management firm took ownership of the portfolio after the 2013 CMBS that it originally backed failed to pay off at maturity, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

The nation's largest private student lender plans to use $30 million of its anticipated tax-cut windfall to speed up its diversification plan and strengthen its digital capabilities.

A $235 million deal is backed by a 27-story Manhattan office building; another, for $150 million, is backed by a portfolio of office and research and development buildings in Silicon Valley.

Blackstone used the $189 million mortgage to help finance its purchase of the Turtle Bay Resort; it's planning to add rooms, but the new development will be held outside the trust.