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January’s excess return came in at a level well above the trailing average for the month, thanks in large part to a helpful hand from the Federal Reserve.

The Chicago real estate private equity firm will issue $416.8M in notes financing its acquisition of retail, industrial and office properties leased by California-based Save Mart.

DLJ and Nomura Corporate are sponsoring portfolios of mostly previously modified, well-seasoned mortgages that have at least two years of clean-current payment status.

According to a presale report from Moody’s Investors Service, Home Re 2021-1 is the fourth deal by the issuer that will sell floating-rate notes (pegged to one-month Libor) that are backed by a reference pool of mostly prime mortgages.

Declining month-over-month delinquency levels and the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations potentially give hope to more normalized economic activity.

The Class A notes in the transaction priced above par at Friday's deal closing.

The weighted average seasoning is 34 months, well above that of prior Invictus-sponsored deals on the Verus shelf that are typically new originations under 10 months.

The volume of Ginnie securities issued in December marked the first time more than $80 billion has been issued in a month.

The transaction features a pool of non-qualified mortgages with a higher-than-average delinquency rate driven by COVID-19 relief plans.

The first commercial mortgage securitization is backed by eight recently acquired garden-style apartments in five states.

The largest U.S. shopping center became delinquent on its debt last year after its owner Triple Five Group began skipping mortgage payments, citing hardships from the COVID-19 pandemic.

While the balance of newly delinquent loans fell by 50% from November, the ratings agency warned that many borrowers will likely struggle to bring loans current under ongoing pandemic conditions.

Privatizing Brookfield’s real estate subsidiary is appealing because it has consistently traded at a discount to the underlying value of its assets.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Dec. 18-23

The availability of financing hasn’t been an issue to date, but it still could be.

The likely extension of support of Libor until June 30, 2023 is a major plus for the securitization market, fending off potential market disruption the buying and trading of $1.8 trillion in outstanding asset-backed securities because of the planned cessation of the benchmark rate by the end of 2021.

The nonbank lender is co-sponsoring a $258.4 million residential mortgage pool comprised entirely of wealthy borrowers with 15-year term contracts.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Dec. 11-17

The deadline for inclusion in Ginnie mortgage-backed securities has been extended and an exception will be made for some participations.

The pool of 359 loans also on average carry higher balances (over $900,000) compared to the REIT's earlier pass-through deal this year.