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FINfacts™ XXIV – No. 344 | November 16, 2022
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| Prime Rate |
 7.00% |
| 1 Month LIBOR |
 3.90% |
| 6 Month LIBOR |
5.08% |
| 5 Yr SOFR Swap |
 3.61%
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| 10 Yr SOFR Swap |
3.40%
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| 5 Yr US Treasury |
3.87%
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| 10 Yr US Treasury |
3.72%
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| 30 Yr US Treasury |
3.92% |
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Unique Structure – Two Simultaneous Loan Closings on the Divided Collateral
Loan Amount: $24,800,000
Term: 7 Years
Amortization: Full-Term Interest Only
LTV: 59%
DSCR: 1.60x
Debt Yield: 9.0%
Prepayment: Defeasance
Loan Amount: $14,600,000
Term: 24 Months, plus Three 12-month Extension Options
Amortization: Interest Only
LTV: 75%
Prepayment: 12 Months Minimum Interest
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Transaction Description:
George Smith Partners successfully placed two simultaneous loans to acquire a five-building office campus in Laguna Hills, California. The 84% occupied Property sits on a 16-acre site adjacent to a reservoir and contains ample parking (4:1000 square feet). The Properties were built in the late 1980s and completely renovated in 2016-2018. GSP structured the financings to fit the Sponsor’s business plan which involved separating the collateral into a two-building bridge loan and a three-building CMBS loan. These loans allow the Sponsor to place long-term, fixed-rate debt on the stable assets while keeping shorter-term debt on the more transitional buildings.
Loan 1 (3 Buildings): $24,800,000 of non-recourse, seven-year fixed rate first mortgage CMBS debt for the acquisition of three of the office buildings (total 158,000 square feet) which are 84% leased. GSP sourced a lender able to provide seven-year, non-recourse financing and the ability to close with a complicated DST (Delaware Statutory Trust) equity structure in a tight timeframe. The loan was sized to a 9.00% debt yield, 59% LTV, or 1.60x debt service coverage ratio on the 5.93% fixed rate coupon. The Sponsor bought down the interest rate.
Loan 2 (2 buildings) $14,600,000 of non-recourse, 75% LTV, bridge financing for the acquisition of the remaining two office buildings (total 66,000 square feet), which are 79% leased with upcoming tenant rollover. GSP identified a Lender that could provide 75% leverage and a flexible 24-month loan term with three 12-month extensions. The loan is priced at 5.95% + 1 Month Term SOFR and is non-recourse. GSP was able to identify a lending source that not only understood the market and demand for office space in the market.
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After last week’s big rally on CPI, Tuesday’s PPI added to the “inflation has peaked” hopes. Core PPI rose 5.4% annually and was actually flat month over month (vs expectations of 7.2% and 0.3%), and well off the March 2022 highs. The services component declined by 0.1%, the first decline since November 2020. Consumer durable goods (apparel, electronics) prices continue to soften as inventories pile up. Retailers indicate that consumers are downsizing and/or changing buying habits towards more value oriented. Many are predicting lower-than-expected holiday sales (while travel demand is strong). Interestingly, consumer credit card balances saw its highest annual jump in 20 years. This could be a sign the red hot consumer demand over the past few years is unsustainable: pandemic savings are running low and credit card rates are rising with the Fed increases. Signs that the job market may be slackening: the seemingly non-stop hiring by big tech has abated with layoffs by industry leaders. Weaker demand and job market slack are critical to cooling off price pressures.
Fed officials are making it clear that the “job is not done” – Yesterday morning SF Fed President Daly remarked that “a pause is off the table.” But “slowing rate hikes” is on the table. The consensus is based on comments and futures markets: a 50 bps increase on December 14, followed by 25 bps at the February and March meetings. A pause at that point would put the “terminal” Fed Funds rate at 4.75%. Daly indicated that the target is “4.75-5.25%.” Then what? The Fed intends to hold that rate for a while and let the cumulative effects of the rate hikes take effect. Daly also pointed out that as the inflation rate declines, the delta between a stable Fed funds rate and inflation will increase and (hopefully) further diminish price pressures. Keeping up the narrative: Before the December meeting, we will get October PCE, November jobs, and CPI. 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 Jessica Mania, at (310) 867-2974 or jmania@gspartners.com
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