A Quick Capital Market Update – Q4 2015

The following excerpt is given by N. Edward Tamer, Senior Vice President of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital.  Long term non-recourse fixed interest rates are priced on a spread over the corresponding 10, 15, 20 or 25 year treasury rate.  As the treasury rates have moved down, spreads have increased significantly. 10-20 year fixed rates are now in the…

New Wave of Refinancing in 2015

Interest rates for real estate are impacted by various factors with the primary factors being the global bond market and the interest rates manipulated by the Federal Reserve. Another determinant factor that drives interest rates is the spread that lenders charge their customers. That spread is the rate differentials between what lenders borrow money at…

Office Market Continues to Rebound

The office market in SW Florida continues to march back to health.  After several years of difficult conditions, the general office market in SW Florida is improving, at least from an investor’s point of view:  higher rental rates, lower vacancy, and less concessions.  For a complete third quarter 2014 report please click here.   The…

The 5 Biggest NNN Investor Mistakes

  2013 and 2014 have been “red-hot” years for the sale of “single tenant” properties. Single tenant asset (aka “NNN” or “triple net”) investments where the income property is leased back by a single tenant. Unfortunately, much too often some of the basic investment fundamentals are overlooked by yield hungry investors. Five of the most…