by Steve Canty | Jun 12, 2017 | Blog
The student-housing sector experienced a mega deal for this commercial real estate asset class earlier this month that’s indicative of the sector’s strong overall transactional performance. Mapletree Investments, a Singapore sovereign-wealth fund, acquired a...
by Steve Canty | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog
Much has been discussed about millennials and Baby Boomers choosing to live in urban areas where they can walk or take public transportation to work, shopping and nightlife. In some suburban markets, that has impacted the demand for commercial real estate, including...
by Steve Canty | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog
Earlier this summer, the Mortgage Bankers Association had its first-ever Small Balance Lending Summit, in Chicago. Many members of GRS Group attended the conference to gain further insight into this sector of commercial real estate lending, in which the firm is...
by Steve Canty | May 26, 2016 | Blog
The GSE belt is loosening a bit. In 2015, the GSE’s, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, capped the amount of business they can do at $30 billion. This year, the cap started slightly higher than that, at $31 billion. But last year they had an annual cap, so they could only...
by Steve Canty | Feb 24, 2016 | Blog
There is lot of speculation about what’s in store for the commercial real estate lending climate over the next year. Well, one thing is pretty certain. Freddie Mac’s small-balance multifamily loan platform, which was enacted in October 2014, is sure to keep picking up...
