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FINfacts™ XXIV – No. 328 | July 27, 2022
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| Prime Rate |
 4.75% |
| 1 Month LIBOR |
 2.35% |
| 6 Month LIBOR |
3.35% |
| 5 Yr SOFR Swap |
 2.60%
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| 10 Yr SOFR Swap |
2.56%
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| 5 Yr US Treasury |
2.83%
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| 10 Yr US Treasury |
2.78%
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| 30 Yr US Treasury |
2.99%
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Rate: 5.0%
Term: 10 Years
Amortization: 10 Years of Interest-Only
LTV: 60%
Prepayment: Defeasance
Fee: None
Guaranty: Non-Recourse
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Transaction Description:
George Smith Partners successfully closed a loan at 60% Loan-to-Value for the acquisition of a neighborhood shopping center in an A+ location in Tucson. The Sponsor was seeking non-recourse financing at the lowest rate. While the Sponsor was purchasing the Property as a long-term hold, the Property had 50% of the tenants rolling within 2 years of acquisition. GSP was able to find a lender that was comfortable with this roll given the strong performance during COVID, leading to a higher chance of lease renewal. While processing the loan, GSP advised the Sponsor to lock the SOFR index prior to the CPE announcement, saving them from a 30-basis point increase to the all-in rate.
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Rate: 3.5%
Amortization: 30 Year
Term: 10 Years
LTV: 80%
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Transaction Description:
George Smith Partners successfully arranged a $9,907,500 loan for a very special project in San Francisco that provides huge benefits to the City and the Community. Utilizing our relationship with a community development lender, GSP was able to secure a 3.5% interest rate, 10 year loan, for a drug-free rehab facility in the South of Market (SoMa) area of San Francisco. The Facility aims to transform the lives of the surrounding community with help from the City. The Project was a vacant hotel with shared bathrooms, bordering some of the roughest areas of San Francisco. Most lenders passed on the project, but because of GSP’s experience with SRO properties, we were able to negotiate a below market rate for 10 years to enable the Project to move forward.
The loan allowed for the rehab and redevelopment of an old SRO (Single Room Occupancy) tourist hotel with shared baths into the updated 80 room facility, which included new private bathrooms in each unit. It is great to not only successfully close a difficult loan, but to see the way the Sponsor was able to transform lives and solve community challenges.
The Project will house people who are struggling with substance use from the streets to a safe place indoors. They can access clean bathrooms, showers, food, and a place to rest. Afterwards, the staff can help participants connect with medical care, mental health, substance use, and housing services. The Center was designed to improve safety for both participants and neighbors by creating a safe place for people experiencing a drug related crisis.
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Today’s 75 basis point increase in the Fed Funds rate was expected as it was “telegraphed” in advance by Fed officials. Coming on the heels of June’s 75 basis point increase, the Fed Funds rate is now 2.25-2.50%. This is the Fed’s targeted “neutral” rate that is neither restrictive nor accommodative. Goldilocks is sipping her porridge. The rate is right back to the post Financial Crisis high as set by newly approved Fed Chair Powell in December 2018. The 10-Year Treasury in December 2018 was hovering around 2.75%, just like today.
Where are we and where are we going? Powell insisted we are not in a recession. “Recent indicators of spending and production have softened,” is his preferred terminology. What about the September meeting and the rest of the year? Markets rallied on perceived Fed dovishness going forward. Nasdaq saw its biggest one-day increase since 2020. He remarked that slowing down from the pace of 75 basis point rate hikes will be appropriate “at some point,” and the Fed is now in a “meeting to meeting” phase; and that it “likely will become appropriate to slow the pace of increases while we assess how our cumulative policy adjustments are affecting the economy and inflation.” The year-end target and possible “peak” is estimated at 3.25-3.50% – a full 100 bps into “restrictive” territory. Will that cause a recession? Again, Powell chose his words carefully, “This process is likely to involve a period of below-trend economic growth and some softening in labor market conditions, but such outcomes are likely necessary to restore price stability.” The 10-Year Treasury barely moved, closing at 2.76% as the yield curve flattened out (but is still slightly inverted). One-Month SOFR is 2.32%, Prime Rate is 5.75% as fixed and floating rates diverge. Now, time to watch the data – tomorrow: GDP, Friday: PCE, and employment report next Friday. Stay tuned..
By David R. Pascale, Jr. , Senior Vice President at George Smith Partners
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If you have an inquiry regarding George Smith Partners’ commercial real estate financing, please contact your GSP representative or Todd August, Chief Operating Officer at (310) 867-2995 or taugust@gspartners.com
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