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9/1/2010XVIII-32
9/1/2010XVIII-32
8/25/2010XVIII-31
8/18/2010XVIII-30
8/12/2010XVIII-31
8/4/2010XVIII-30
7/28/2010XVIII-29
7/28/2010XVIII-29
7/28/2010XVIII-29
7/28/2010XVIII-29
7/14/2010XVIII-28
7/14/2010XVIII-28
7/14/2010XVIII-28
7/14/2010XVIII-28
6/30/2010XVIII-27
6/30/2010XVIII-27
6/30/2010XVIII-27
6/24/2010XVIII-26
6/17/2010XVIII-25
6/10/2010XVIII-24
6/2/2010XVIII-23
5/27/2010XVIII-22
5/20/2010XVIII-21
5/20/2010XVIII-21
5/13/2010XVIII-20
5/5/2010XVIII-19
5/5/2010XVIII-19
4/28/2010XVIII-18
4/22/2010XVIII-16
4/22/2010XVIII-16
4/22/2010XVIII-16
4/22/2010XVIII-16
4/15/2010XVIII-15
4/8/2010XVIII-14
3/31/2010XVIII-13
3/24/2010XVIII-12
3/17/2010XVIII-11
3/11/2010XVIII-10
3/5/2010XVIII-9
3/5/2010XVIII-9
2/24/2010XVIII-8
2/17/2010XVIII-7
2/17/2010XVIII-7
2/11/2010XVIII-6
2/4/2010XVIII-5
2/4/2010XVIII-5
1/27/2010XVIII-4
1/20/2010XVIII-3
1/10/2010XVIII-2
12/17/2009XVII-39
12/9/2009XVII-38
12/9/2009XVII-38
12/2/2009XVII-37
11/18/2009XVII-36
11/18/2009XVII-36
11/11/2009XVII-35
11/4/2009XVII-34
10/21/2009XVII-33
10/14/2009XVII-32
10/7/2009XVII-31
9/30/2009XVII-30
9/23/2009XVII-29
9/16/2009XVII-28
9/9/2009XVII-27
9/2/2009XVII-26
8/26/2009XVII-25
8/19/2009XVII-24
8/5/2009XVII-23
7/29/2009XVII-22
7/22/2009XVII-21
7/15/2009XVII-20
7/9/2009XVII-19
7/8/2009XVII-18
7/1/2009XVII-17
6/24/2009XVII-16
6/17/2009XVII-15
6/9/2009XVII-14
6/3/2009XVII-13
5/27/2009XVII-12
5/19/2009XVII-11
5/11/2009XVII-10
4/30/2009XVII-9
4/23/2009XVII-8
4/15/2009XVII-7
4/8/2009XVII-6
4/1/2009XVII-5
3/25/2009XVII-4
3/18/2009XVII-3
3/11/2009XVII-2
2/17/2009XVII-1
1/6/2009XVIII-1
12/31/2008XVI-35
12/5/2008XVI-34
10/29/2008XVI-32
10/22/2008XVI-31
10/15/2008XVI-30
10/8/2008XVI-29
10/2/2008XVI-28
9/25/2008XVI-27
9/17/2008XVI-26
9/10/2008XVI-25
8/27/2008XVI-24
8/14/2008XVI-23
8/6/2008XVI-22
7/24/2008XVI-21
7/16/2008XVI-20
7/2/2008XVI-19
6/18/2008XVI-18
6/11/2008XVI-17
5/29/2008XVI-16
5/15/2008XVI-15
5/1/2008XVI-14
4/23/2008XVI-13
4/9/2008XVI-12
4/9/2008XVI-12
4/2/2008XVI-11
3/27/2008XVI-10
3/12/2008XVI-9
3/5/2008XVI-8
2/21/2008XVI-7
2/14/2008XVI-6
2/7/2008XVI-5
1/31/2008XVI-4
1/24/2008XVI-3
1/16/2008XVI-2
1/10/2008XVI-1
12/20/2007XV-46
12/12/2007XV-45
12/5/2007XV-44
11/28/2007XV-43
11/15/2007XV-42
11/7/2007XV-41
10/25/2007XV-40
10/17/2007XV-39
10/11/2007XV-38
10/4/2007XV-37
9/27/2007XV-36
9/19/2007XV-35
9/12/2007XV-34
9/6/2007XV-33
8/30/2007XV-32
8/29/2007XV-31
8/22/2007XV-30
8/16/2007XV-29
8/8/2007XV-28
8/1/2007XV-27
7/25/2007XV-26
7/18/2007XV-25
7/11/2007XV-24
6/27/2007XV-23
6/20/2007XV-22
6/13/2007XV-21
6/6/2007XV-20
5/30/2007XV-19
5/23/2007XV-18
5/16/2007XV-17
5/9/2007XV-16
5/2/2007XV-15
4/25/2007XV-14
4/18/2007XV-13
4/11/2007XV-12
4/4/2007XV-11
3/29/2007XV-10
3/21/2007XV-9
3/14/2007XV-8
3/7/2007XV-7
2/28/2007XV-6
2/22/2007XV-5
2/15/2007February 15, 2007
2/1/2007February 1, 2007
1/24/2007January 24, 2007
1/18/20072006 YEAR END
12/21/2006Nationwide Portfolio Lender Providing Permanent Financing With No Prepayment Penalties on Any Cash-Flowing Properties.
12/13/2006New Program for SFR Land Loans.
12/6/2006$27,500,000 Fixed-Rate Bridge Financing for Three Multifamily Properties in Seattle, WA.
11/30/2006Full Proceeds Permanent Financing for Hotels (Full and Limited Service).
11/22/2006Interest Rate Swap for a $25,000,000 Construction Loan on Behalf of a Midwest Bank.
11/15/2006No-Cost Permanent Financing!
11/2/2006Forty Year Amortization Product for Multifamily Portfolio Loans.
10/17/2006Lines of Credit from $3,000,000 to $300,000,000!
10/3/2006Scott Bottles Joins George Smith Partners As Principal
9/25/2006$31,700,000 (90% LTC) Construction Financing for 55-Unit Luxury Loft Condominium Complex in Pasadena, California.
9/18/2006CMBS Lenders Stretching to Win Business, New “Bells and Whistles”
9/11/2006New High Leverage (up to 90%) Fixed Rate Bridge Loan Program with Flexible Prepay
8/30/2006Institutional Mezzanine Loans As Low as $2,000,000
8/21/2006Is Your Property "In the Zone?” It May Qualify for One Stop Shop Construction and Mezz up to 90% of Project Cost
8/8/2006$53,000,000 (LIBOR + 1.25%) Cash Out Refinance of Two Garden Apartment Complexes
7/24/2006Permanent Financing For Single Tenant, Non- Investment Grade Properties
7/12/2006INTEREST RATE PROTECTION FOR HOME BUILDERS
7/5/2006Fixed Rate Construction/Permanent “One Stop Shop” Financing
6/19/2006Nationwide Bridge Lender Providing up to 100% of Cost Financing for Construction and Value-Add Commercial Real Estate Opportunities
6/13/2006Nationwide Portfolio Lender Offering High Leverage Senior and Mezzanine Financing
5/31/2006Portfolio Lender Offering 10 Year Fixed Rate Non-CMBS Loans
5/22/2006Nationwide Portfolio Bridge Lender Providing up to 85% of Total Project Costs on Empty or Half Empty Buildings
5/8/2006CONGRATULATIONS TO GSP’S NEWEST PRINCIPAL, MICHAEL SCHWARTZ
5/1/2006Nationwide Healthcare Lender Providing Equity and High Yield Debt in Healthcare and Senior Housing Markets
4/21/2006$9,433,000 for 33 Tenant Outlet Mall (3 Years Interest Only) in Secondary Midwest Location for 15 Tenants In Common
4/13/200610 Year Treasury Hits 5.00%, Highest Since 2002
4/3/2006GSP in CPN
3/16/2006Southern California Bank Offering Fixed Rate, Bridge and Construction Financing--Will price over LIBOR on small deals
3/3/2006National Bank Lending to Cooperatives and Other Member-Owned Organizations Including Condominium HOA’s
2/24/2006Rate Update: Yield Curve Inversion
2/10/2006$11,907,000 Non-Recourse Senior Financing for Acquisition and Development of 73,865 SF Self-Storage Facility and Excess Land to be Entitled for 186 Residential Units
2/2/2006How Did the WSJ Economists Fare with Their 2005 Interest Rate Predictions? What are They and the GSP Brokers Predicting for 2006?
1/27/2006$38,900,000 (80% LTV) Forward Commitment Financing for 175,000 SF Retail Center
1/18/20062005 YEAR END SUMMARY
12/22/2005High leverage, interest only, non-recourse financing for the acquisition of retail, office, industrial, and multifamily properties throughout the United States
12/15/2005Relationship-Oriented Lender Providing Funds to California Business Owners, Developers and Investors with No Points and No Pre-Payment Penalties or Exit Fees
12/2/2005SPECIAL FIN-FAX EDITION: GEORGE SMITH TRIBUTE
10/28/2005Lender Funding High Leverage (up to 95%) Structured First Mortgages for Transitional Opportunities
10/21/2005Nationwide Lender Funding Fixed Rate Loans with Prepayment Flexibility
10/4/2005$38,500,000 (88% Loan to Cost) Urban Infill Condo Construction Loan in Southern California
9/19/2005Hurricane Katrina - affect of the disaster on interest rates
9/12/2005GSP/Rifkind Capital Advisors “Rapid Deployment Force”
8/30/2005$81,000,000 (94% of Cost) Non-Recourse Construction and Mezzanine Financing for a Condominium Tower in Las Vegas
8/19/2005Long-Term Fixed-Financing with Flexible Prepayment
8/9/2005Debt and Equity Capital for Large Land Tracts, both Entitled and Unentitled
7/29/2005National Bridge Program Providing High Leverage Portfolio Financing
6/17/2005CMBS/INTEREST RATE UPDATE
5/27/2005$3,150,000 Joint Venture Equity Placement Funded in 12 Days
5/13/2005Construction Expands Again, 14th Straight Record Month-But Costs Continue to Rise
4/25/2005Rising Interest Rates, GSP Commentary
4/8/2005Lee Norman: The Million Dollar Boy
3/23/2005GSP/Rifkind Brings Harmony Back to “Harmony”
2/23/20052005 MBA COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE CONVENTION REPORT
1/31/2005GSP/RIFKIND UPDATE
1/21/20052004 YEAR END SUMMARY
12/30/2004New “For Sale” Residential Equity Partner
12/7/2004$79,500,000 (80% LTV) Fixed Rate Financing for Regional Destination Center
11/29/2004$9,500,000 (80% of Cost) Acquisition Financing for a 158,105 s.f. Single-Tenant, Non-Credit, Owner-Occupied Industrial/Warehouse Building
10/22/2004Market Data! Loan Applications Executed This Week at GSP
10/14/2004$30,225,000 for 135,000 s.f. Non-Credit Single-Tenant Office Building in San Fernando Valley
9/29/2004$38,050,000 for Land Acquisition and Non-Recourse Construction Financing for “The Tuscany”, Student Housing/Retail Project Adjacent to USC
9/17/2004$19,500,000 Consisting of a $10,000,000 2nd “Private Party” Land Loan Subordinated to an Existing $9,500,000 “Private Party” 1st Mortgage Loan
9/10/2004$15,970,000 Senior Debt and Equity for Acquisition of 5 Acre Parcel, To-Be-Built 95-105 Unit Condominium Project in Orange County
9/3/2004$18,756,016 (95% of all-in cost) Land Acquisition Loan for a "Semi-Entitled" 1,651 Lot, Residential Land Assemblage in Lacey, Washington
8/27/2004Portfolio Lender Funding California Loans, Highly Competitive Rates, Easy Docs and Process, NO Prepayment Penalty!
8/23/2004$10,300,000 Acquisition (80% LTC) for 104,000 s.f., 2 Tenant Big Box Retail in Pacific Northwest
8/13/20045 year Fixed Rate Non-Recourse Loans with Prepayment at Par After 3 Years!
8/6/2004$23,000,000 Land Loan (100% of Cost, 56% LTV) for a 5,160 Acre Land Assemblage in Southern California Coastal Paine
7/30/2004Attention Retail Owners!! National Portfolio Lender Will Do 100% of Cost Construction or Bridge Financing
7/19/2004$30MM for West Los Angeles High-Rise Congregate Care ($10MM+ Cash Out With No Increase in Debt Service - 10 Years Interest Only, 59% LTV)
7/9/2004Real Estate Loans for Small Business Owner-Users
6/22/2004Attention Apartment Owners! Portfolio Lender Underwriting Aggressively with “CODI” Program
5/21/2004$17,936,000 Construction Financing (98.85% LTC) for Southern California Retail
5/17/2004GSP –RDF (Rapid Deployment Force) Bags $21,000,000 Deal in 10 Working Days!
5/14/2004Interest Rate/CMBS Update
5/7/2004GSP –RDF (Rapid Deployment Force) Bags $21,000,000 Deal in 10 Working Days !
4/2/2004$17,200,000 Construction Loan (88% of Cost) for the Office-to-Lofts Conversion and Ground Up Development of 49 “For Sale” Units in the Miracle Mile of Los Angeles, CA
3/19/2004Five Year Interest Only Under 4.00% Fixed, Non Recourse!!
2/27/2004Equity Funding for Empty Office Buildings in Recovery Markets
2/12/2004GSP/Rifkind Knocks Down $60,000,000 in Private Investor Placed Loans in Six Weeks!
2/1/20042003 YEAR END SUMMARY
12/5/2003Portfolio Lender “Hungry for Business” Funding $25,000,000+ Fixed Rate Loans Nationwide
11/7/2003Unique Structure- Land Loan!
10/28/2003Portfolio Lender Rolls Out "Year-End Money Sale" with Fixed Rates as Low as 10 year T + 1.00%! Non-recourse!
10/17/2003Mezzanine Lender will consider higher risk properties nationwide.
10/10/20035-year, Fixed Rate, Interest Only Financing for Apartments Under 5.5%! Maximum Leverage!
9/26/2003$13,100,000 Perm (6.01% Fixed Rate) for Mixed Use -- Senior’s Apartments over Retail -- Located in the Heart of Downtown Burbank
9/12/2003Very Unique Program for Mezzanine Financing on Single Tenant Properties
9/2/2003Short End Rates to Rise?
8/22/2003$42,300,000 Acquisition Financing (80% of Purchase) for 219,000 s.f. Mixed Use (Grocery/Drug/Fitness Anchored Retail and Office) Center
8/8/2003Continued Moderate Upward Pressure on Rates, Jobless Recovery, Low Inflation and Treasury Bubble Bursts as Residential Lenders Cover Their Positions in Rising Market
7/25/2003GSP/Rifkind Capital Advisors Records a $14,800,000 Bridge Loan on the Landmark "House of Blues" Assemblage in West Hollywood, CA and on a Fully Entitled Land Assemblage in Encino, California
7/11/2003Local Portfolio Lender Drops Floors to the Basement!
5/30/2003Attention Property Owners! 2003 Tax Act Contains Important Provisions Regarding Depreciation
5/23/2003Bear Stearns Chief Economist John Ryding Delivers Economic Briefing at Luncheon II of the 2003 GSP Executive Luncheon Series to Benefit the A-T MRF
4/9/2003Fannie Mae DMBS Program Description
4/4/2003GSP/R finances major land acquisition in a Marathon, 72 hour close after J.V. partner backs out at the 11th hour...
3/28/2003West Coast Regional Bank “Steps Up” Low-Spread LIBOR Loans with Rates as Low as 3.5%
3/4/2003TRANSACTION OF THE WEEK (SPECIAL MENTION) goes to Sid Wallace for Closing 3 Apartment Loans from the Hospital
2/21/2003GEORGE SMITH CONSULTING GROUP
2/14/2003SPECIAL EDITION-MBA 2003
2/3/2003CMBS Update! Report from January 2003 CMSA (Major Annual Investor Conference for CMBS Industry)
1/22/20032002 YEAR END SUMMARY
1/7/2003Annual WSJ Survey Report
12/20/2002$23,350,000 CMBS Financing (5.45% Fixed Rate) for 3 (Non-Student) Apartment Buildings Totaling 174 Units in Westwood/West LA, California
12/11/2002Office and Retail Financing -- Non-Recourse, Fixed Rate
11/26/2002Local portfolio lender has issued commitment for 75% of Acquisition Price Financing for new 24 Hour Fitness Center
11/15/2002The Latin Retail Marketplace: Past, Present and Future in Southern California
11/1/2002Report from the ULI "Reality Check on Growth" Conference
10/17/2002$25,500,000 ($22,000,000 Senior/$3,000,000 Mezz) Permanent Financing for 3 Outlet Malls in “Very Tertiary” Locations
10/4/2002New Floating Rate Fund Steps in to "Fill the Gap" Left by Industry Dynamics & Consolidation
9/9/2002Treasuries/CMBS Update
8/30/20025-Year Fixed Rate Interest Only Financing- All-in rates approximately 5.00%!
8/16/2002Local portfolio lender aggressively seeking owner/user buildings-will consider non-credit tenants for generic use buildings for this nationwide program
8/9/2002GSP Rifkind Closes First Transaction of 9 Property Restaurant Portfolio
8/2/2002Goldman Sachs' Revised Economic Forecast Moves Market
7/19/2002UPDATE FROM OUR ORANGE COUNTY OFFICE
6/21/2002Recent Closings in Our Pacific Northwest Office!
6/14/2002CMBS Update...CEO Gary E. Mozer Attended a Seminar Hosted by a Major CMBS Originator
5/31/2002reasury Rally, Sub 50 Swaps and Lagging CMBS Volume Create Borrower's Market, Spreads in the 150-200 Range, Floors Kick-In
5/17/2002LIBOR based (No Floor) Bridge Program With Innovative "Mezz Topper"!
4/19/2002Ross Devol, Director of Regional/Demographic Studies for the Milken Institute Presents "Recession and Recovery: Where Are We?" at Luncheon II of the 2002 GSP Executive Luncheon Series to Benefit the A-T MRF
4/5/2002GSP Rifkind Capital Advisors Announces A New Allocation Of Funds
3/15/2002Lender For NNN Kohl's With 3 Yr Hangout Beyond 20 Year Lease Term
3/1/2002$13,400,000 ($6,000,000 Cash Out) Refinance for 140 Unit Apartment Complex-Floating Rate Starting at 5.45%
2/22/2002Hyperion Capital Management President Clifford Lai Presented "CMBS-An Investor's Point of View" at Luncheon I of the 2002 GSP Executive Luncheon Series to Benefit the A-T MRF
2/15/2002Extremely Flexible Portfolio Lender Will Go "Outside the Box" for Commercial Properties
2/1/2002INTEREST RATE/CMBS UPDATE
1/25/2002$96,319,000 ARCS (Fannie Mae/DUS) Tier 3 & 4++ Portfolio Financing for 16 Apartment Buildings Totaling 1,943 Units Located Throughout Los Angeles
1/14/20022001 YEAR END SUMMARY
1/14/2002How Did The Economists Do In 2001?
12/14/2001$6,600,000 Land Loan for Champion Development's San Diego Planned 157,000 s.f. Mixed Use Development
12/7/2001Investment Bank Filling Out CMBS Pool, Cutting Edge Pricing for Low Leverage Transactions
11/30/2001INTEREST RATE / CMBS UPDATE
11/16/2001$28,000,000 Fannie Mae Financing (78% LTV, 5.89% fixed rate!) with $10 million cash out for 275 Unit Apartment Complex in Orange County
11/9/2001$4,780,000 (94% of Cost/No "New Cash" Required) Construction Financing for 45 Unit Apartment Complex in Northridge
11/2/2001WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW! NEWLY NEGOTIATED GSP APPLICATIONS PROVIDE "MARKET SNAPSHOT" FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS
10/19/2001Historically low Treasuries
10/12/2001Wells Fargo Senior Economist Gary Schlossberg Delivers Timely Economic Briefing
10/5/2001Floating Rate LIBOR Based C&I Debt to 70% LTV with NO FLOOR!
9/28/2001Markets Start to Settle as Some Liquidity Returns, CMBS Lenders Price Cautiously, Spreads Widen, Rate Floors in Place as Coupons Disconnect from Treasuries and Swaps
9/20/200109/11/2001: Fallout in the marketplace
9/7/2001Small Apartment Loans (up to $2,000,000) as Low as 6.375% Fixed
8/24/2001$28,500,000 "Re-Bridge" (Non-Participating) for 61% occupied, 2.5 million s.f. Industrial/Office Complex on Leasehold in Northern California Secondary Market
8/17/2001$4,020,000 (82% of Total Project Cost) Acquisition/Reposition Financing for 14-Unit Rental Townhomes in West Hollywood
8/10/2001Commercial Bank allocates $200,000,000 for immediate funding, fixed rate loans at cutting edge pricing
8/3/2001International Bank Needs Loans From $10MM to $100MM+
7/27/2001Nationwide Lender Touts "Float to Fixed" Program-Borrowers Lured by Rock Bottom LIBOR Rates-Interest Only--Up to 5 year Term
7/20/20014.85% (as of 7/20/2001) Adjustable Rate Jumbo Home Loans: Why So Low?
7/13/2001$7,050,000 for 45,000 s.f. West L.A. Class "B" Office Building
7/6/2001Wall Street Journal Economist Survey Consensus
6/22/2001Milken Institute President Donald Straszheim Delivers Economic Briefing at Luncheon II of the 2001 GSP Executive Luncheon Series to Benefit the A-TMRF
6/15/2001GARY MOZER'S COMMENTS FROM MAY 2001 URBAN LAND INSTITUTE CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES
6/8/2001CMBS Lender Needs Large Low Leverage Institutional Quality Loan
6/1/2001$17,600,000 (7.40%, 30/10, Fixed Rate, $269/ft.) for Champion's Ross/Sav-On Anchored Brentwood Place
5/25/2001Stan Ross Briefs A-T Medical Research Foundation Executive Luncheon Participants on Tuesday, May 15, 2001
5/11/20015.02% (as of 5/11/2001) Adjustable Rate Jumbo Home Loans: Why So Low?
5/4/2001Heard on the Street - Recent Trends Affecting CMBS Spreads Shared with GSP by Senior Executive of Major Wall Street Originator
4/27/2001CMBS lender is pushing 5-year money to take advantage of the dis-inverted yield curve
4/20/2001Top Off the Tank" Mezzanine Program Helps CMBS Borrowers Free Up "Trapped" Equity
4/13/2001Fixed Rate Mezzanine Debt From Pension Fund Advisor
4/6/2001Overview of the Week (4/2/2001-WSJ)
3/23/2001GEORGE SMITH REPORT FROM 3-DAY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WORLD MEETING
3/16/2001STEVE BRAM APPOINTED PRESIDENT
3/11/2001Land Loans From Institutional Lender
3/9/2001The Anderson School's Steve Cauley Delivers Sobering Outlook for Economy at Luncheon I of the 2001 GSP Executive Luncheon Series to Benefit the A-TMRF
3/2/20012nd Mortgages to $2MM (Southern California only)
2/16/2001$350,000,000 Development Venture Arranged for JARCO with J.H. Snyder to Develop a 23-Acre High Density Urban Mixed-Use Development Adjacent to the North Hollywood Subway Station and Bus Terminal
2/9/2001Notes from this week's Mortgage Banker's Association Commercial Real Estate Finance Conference: Overall: (1) "Cautious Optimism"
2/5/2001CONGRATULATIONS TO GSP'S LEE NORMAN!
1/26/2001Life Company Retail Financing Update
1/12/2001$12,500,000 (T + 2.10%, 1.22 DCR) Acquisition Financing for 320,000 Sq. Ft. Grocery/Drug/Department Store Anchored Mall in Southern California Secondary Market
1/5/2001Attention Apartment Owners -- Compare Fannie Mae with Floating Rate Based Programs
12/29/20002000 YEAR END SUMMARY
12/22/2000$8,400,000 Acquisition/Reposition Financing (85% of Total Project Cost) for 77,000 Sq. Ft. Retail Center in Orange County
12/15/2000CMBS Update: "Floors" In Place, Spread Widening on the Horizon?
12/8/2000100% of Project Cost Financing
12/1/2000THE 27TH ANNUAL RETAIL GAME
11/17/2000Presentation Made By Gary Schlossberg, Senior Economist, Wells Capital Management, Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco to the Annual Real Estate Meeting of the AICPA, Las Vegas
11/10/2000CMBS World Keeps Shrinking w/ Mergers and Narrowed Profitability
11/3/2000Creative CMBS Lender Will Fund Future Cash Flow Today!
10/27/2000GSP CEO Gary E. Mozer's Comments from 2nd Annual Multi-Family Housing Forecast at UCLA Anderson School
10/13/2000Portfolio Lender Gets Aggressive With 5-year Fixed Rate Program Featuring Flexible Prepayment
10/6/2000Union Pension Fund Rolls Out Aggressive Mezzanine Fund for Construction or Substantial Rehab Projects With Funding Up to 98.5% of Total Costs
9/29/2000Top Ten Internet Retailer Benefits From Creative Solution Provided By GSP/Rifkind
9/22/2000Nationwide Small Loan Program (up to $3,000,000) Features Fixed Rate Pricing with Flexible Prepayment
9/15/2000$8,500,000 (80% Loan-To-Cost) Acquisition Financing for 90,000 s.f. Office Building in Anchorage, Alaska
9/1/2000$19,750,000 ($113/Sq. Ft.) 78% of Total Cost Acquisition/Reposition Loan for a 2-Building (Plus Retail Land Parcel) Garden-Style Office Complex - 26 Day Close
8/25/2000George Smith Partners, Inc. Places Largest Mezzanine Loan in Company History!
8/18/2000Nationwide Healthcare Lender Funding Construction Mini-Perm Loans
8/11/2000Jack Kyser, Chief Economist for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, Briefs A-T Medical Research Foundation Executive Luncheon Participants on Wednesday, August 9, 2000: SoCal Overview
8/4/2000$121,375,000, LIBOR + 0.98% Interest Only Floating Rate Loan for a Non-Contiguous 5-Property Retail/Power Center Portfolio - 30-Day Close
7/28/2000$10,000,000+ Working Capital Line and 100% of Cost Land Acquisition Financing For Prime In-Fill Assemblage Going Through Entitlements
7/21/2000Lender Offers 5 year Fixed-Rate Loans with No Prepayment Penalty
7/14/2000Steven Slifer, Chief Economist for Lehman Brothers, Briefs A-T Medical Research Foundation Executive Luncheon Participants on Wednesday, July 12
7/7/2000Marina Financing Program
6/30/2000Mid-Year Inside Look at the Securitization Market
6/23/2000Private Capital Available for Land Acquisition/ Development
6/16/2000Traditional Institutional Lender Sets Up Opportunity Fund With Highly Competitive Pricing
6/12/2000$60,000,000 Bridge Loan for the Acquisition of the California Apparel Mart By The Hertz Group
6/2/2000Life Company Adapting to New Structures, Getting Aggressive With Floaters and Large Mezzanine
5/26/2000Deals in Application
5/19/2000Stan Ross Was The Featured Speaker On May 17th At Luncheon II Of The 4 Private Briefings Of The 2000 GSP Executive Luncheon Series To Benefit The A-T Medical Research Foundation
5/12/2000CMBS Update…. Originator Lets the Borrower "Pick a Lock"
5/5/2000Major Bank Has "Under the Radar Screen" 7-10 Year LIBOR Based Financing at Spreads of 150-175
4/28/2000Originators Considering New Risk Based Pricing Structures in Response to Market Volatility
4/21/2000Notes from Monday’s Real Estate Conference Group’s Technology Conference
4/14/2000$147 Million (Projected Sell Out) 409 Home "Active Adult" Single-Family Community in the Kingwood Sub-Market of North Houston
4/7/2000Portfolio Lender Funding Non-Recourse, Interest Only, Floating Rate Transactions
3/31/2000California’s Economy to Roar Through 2000 According to Anderson School Quarterly Report
3/24/2000Ross C. DeVol, Director, Regional and Demographic Studies for The Milken Institute, was the featured speaker on March 21st at Luncheon I of the 4 Private Briefings at the 2000 GSP Executive Luncheon Series to benefit the A-T Medical Research Foundation
3/17/2000CMBS Market "Malaise" Spreads Widening
3/10/200011th District Financing for Commercial Properties is Back
3/3/2000Fannie "Re-Arms"
2/25/2000New Trend/Income Stream for Real Estate Owners?
2/18/2000Short Term (3-5 Year) Financing With No Rate Risk? Yes!
2/11/2000GSP RIFKIND CAPITAL ADVISORS GOES NATIONWIDE WITH NEW CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS
2/4/2000Fixed/Floating Rate Lender Funding Mezz Debt to 90% of Cost
1/28/2000Use GSP/Rifkind’s quick-close capability to create value in your transaction
1/21/2000Interest Rate/CMBS Update
1/14/2000$18,900,000 ($155 Loan/Sq. Ft., 80% LTV) Permanent Financing for 2 Property, Scientific Lab Space Portfolio Totaling 122,044 Sq. Ft. – Closed Last Business Day of the Millennium!
1/7/20001999 YEAR END SUMMARY
12/30/1999$19,950,000 Non-recourse Lot Development Financing for Single Family Residential Subdivision (67% of cost/62% LTV)
12/17/1999National Institutional Lender Providing One Stop Shop for Equity and Debt
12/12/1999Portfolio lender funding equity transactions
12/10/1999LifeCo Specializing in Single-Tenant or Owner/User (Not Only Credit Tenants)
12/3/1999GSP/RIFKIND CAPITAL ADVISORS UPDATE
11/19/1999Interest Rate/CMBS Update
11/5/1999Anthony Downs (5th Annual GSP Real Estate Luncheon): US Economy
10/29/1999Expanding Bank Rolls Out Nationwide "One Stop Shop" Construction/Perm Program for CTL
10/15/1999CMBS Lender Offering Fixed Rate Financing With First 7 years at Interest Only
10/8/1999GEORGE SMITH PARTNERS APPOINTED EXCLUSIVE CORRESPONDENT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TO ORIGINATE FNMA AND FHLMC MULTI-FAMILY LOANS
10/1/1999David Rifkind is GSP Newest Partner
9/24/1999Selective CMBS Lenders Will Quote on Hotels
9/17/1999Three Approaches with Early Prepayment Options
9/10/1999Single Family Financing
9/3/1999Comments From GSP CEO Gary E. Mozer Regarding Reposition Opportunities
8/27/1999Bank Providing Flexible Floaters Up To 10 Yr. Term From $1MM to $10MM
8/20/1999Interest Rate/CMBS Update
8/13/1999"Cautious Optimism on the Street"
8/6/1999"2nd Annual" Interest Rate/CMBS Market Update—August Meltdown
7/30/1999Bank Introduces 10 yr. Floating Rate Program Ideal For Borrowers Gun Shy of Run Up in Fixed Rates
7/23/1999Bill Dudley (Goldman Sachs Managing Director of U.S. Economic Research) at A-T Luncheon: Don’t expect interest rates to decline.
7/16/1999GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS - Treasury Yields Drop, CMBS Spreads Widen
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