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Despite Long-Term Benefits, Upfront Premium Causes HECM Hesitation

“Even though the combined MIP is lower after about four years, 2% upfront is a real stumbling block,” he said. Factors behind lower volume ... the low PLFs and high initial MIP that create the ... read more

Q1 Commercial Real Estate Deal Volume Hits $107 Billion, Representing Year-Over-Year Increase Of 6.7 Percent

Industrial's portion of total deal activity approached its peak in the first quarter of 2018 at 19.5 percent, as its transaction volume was nearly double its 10 ... are down 40 bps from a year ago to ... read more

I'm Recommending This REIT With A Double-Digit Dividend Yield

Apollo Commercial is the only peer with a double-digit dividend yield ... to fuel transaction volume in CRE: In August 2016, ARI acquired AMTG for 89.25% of AMTG’s book value. In connection with the ... read more

CRE Valuations are Flat-Lining as Market Cycle Enters Ninth Inning

Moody’s/RCA researchers note that this was the lowest the indices ... both price appreciation and deal volume slow to a single-digit pace of growth in 2016, rather than the double-digit gains ... read more

Heineken N.V. reports 2018 full year results

Cider volume increased double digit to 5.6 million hectolitres (2017 ... years, six of which as Chairman. He has been actively involved in the continued growth and success of the company over these ... read more

Deal Volume Ticks Upward Even as Pricing Slips

“With sellers holding their ground, CRE pricing expectations are diverging, which led to a Q3 marked by tepid deal volume ... 4.5%, breaking out of the range of 4.1% to 4.4% they’ve maintained over ... read more

Top 5 Lithium Miners To Buy

Five other lithium miners to consider. Note ... I also like that they are a pure play lithium brine low cost producer, with plans to double production in the next 2-3 years, as well as expanding with ... read more

The Fed says employers are offering more money and they're still struggling to find skilled workers

Boston reported that business ... year in eight of the last 10 months. Contacts attribute the decrease in sales to tight and declining inventories; only 3.4 months of supply are available in ... read more

Market will improve, panel says, but not in the near future

The stock market has begun to rebound from its low in ... estate loan volume was more that $1.4 trillion, three times more than the period between 2000 and 2004. Moreover, the same amount of loans is ... read more

Heineken N.V. reports 2018 full year results

Beer volume in the fourth quarter was up 3.3%, against a challenging comparable base (Q4 2017: 4.6%). The international brand portfolio grew double digit ... the company over these years. Mr. Wijers' ... read more

Retail’s Ruinous Run

Retail real estate’s troubles in recent years have been well-documented. Online sales continue to eat away at brick-and-mortar activity. Many chains are struggling, forced to scale back on stores or ... read more

How Do Amazon Fulfillment Facilities Impact Their Surroundings?

Amazon’s arrival on the scene had a marked effect on a variety of CRE asset classes. Office sales were low from 2009-2011 ... as a whole increased from $8.6 million in 2016 to $10.4 million last year ... read more