Allison Bisbey

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.