CMBS

A new Trepp report showed that while the percentage of loans that paid off on their balloon date rose seven basis points to 42.2% in June, the rate is still struggling to recover after two consecutive months of decline.

Wells Fargo and Deutsche Bank are marketing a CMBS deal worth approximately $1.0 billion. This will be the largest single borrower offering of 2011.

The Joint Forum urged banks to provide more transparency to investors in the securitization industry while also decreasing the complexity of the products offered.

Those who've been holding their breath for a commercial real estate meltdown may want to exhale.

Over 80% of 'Aaa'-rated European RMBS and ABS have maintained their ratings throughout the crisis, spanning from May 2007 to May 2011, according to a new report by Moody’s Investors Service.

Deutsche Bank Securities is currently marketing a CMBS called COMM 2011-THL Mortgage Trust worth $685 million.

Trepp has acquired the online REIT information service called REITCafe.

Vacancies at shopping centers rose for the first time in a year in the second quarter as retail properties lagged the U.S. office and apartment rebound, according to a new report from Reis Inc.

Sheila Bair today officially stepped down as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s (FDIC) Chairman.

David Tobin, principal of Mission Capital Advisors in New York, attended National Mortgage News' recent Buying and Selling Distressed Mortgage Portfolios Conference and does not agree with those at the conference who said the gaps between bid and ask are too big in this sector.