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Interest Rate Calculations and How They Impact What You Actually Pay
There are three common ways the interest rate is calculated by lenders. Each calculation or loan accrual method can result in significant...

Jeff Matlock
May 2, 20222 min read
The Importance of the Debt Service Coverage Ratio in Lending
When it comes to determining the maximum loan available for your commercial property, two of the most important calculations are the...

Jeff Matlock
Feb 15, 20222 min read
Debt Funds Are the Option for Office Revitalization
As we look at the year ahead, one of the most compelling challenges and greatest opportunities emerging in commercial real estate post...

Charlie Kokernak
Jan 19, 20223 min read
Forward Rate Locks and the Life Company Advantage
Fourth quarter historically been a quieter time for lenders that typically have met or are close to meeting their allocation targets. But...

Peter Welsh
Nov 4, 20212 min read
What Life Companies’ Faith in Industrial Means for Borrowers
It’s a sponsor’s market, but there’s more to the story, observes Tim Storey of Gantry. As we move into the homestretch of 2021, life...

Tim Storey
Oct 24, 20213 min read
Why Life Companies Like Mixed-Use With Multifamily
Urban planners are always looking for the perfect combination of multifamily, mixed-use, office, retail and hotel assets to form an urban...

Jeff Wilcox
Sep 27, 20213 min read
Why It’s a Great Time to Be a Qualified Borrower
Andy Bratt of Gantry on how forces are colliding to create unique opportunities for financing commercial real estate. The current market...

Andy Bratt
Aug 31, 20214 min read
Why Lenders Are Following Sponsors to Once-Sleepy Markets
Blake Hering on the increased flow of capital sources to secondary and tertiary multifamily locations. One of the most consistent...

Blake Hering
Jul 28, 20212 min read
Finding the Right Fit in the Frothy Finance Market
Adam Parker of Gantry on the trends that will shape the remainder of an ever-brightening year for capital raising in the apartment...

Adam Parker
Jun 24, 20213 min read
2020 is Done… What’s to come in 2021? Life Company Insights for the Year Ahead
Putting 2020 in perspective through a 2021 lens… There is no doubt that 2020 will go down as one of the toughest years for unforeseen...

Mark Ritchie
Apr 14, 20213 min read
Expect the Unexpected with Today’s Debt Assignments
Today’s debt assignments must be approached with a new framework and mindset. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic...

Adam Parker
Oct 4, 20204 min read
September 2020: Commercial Real Estate Update
The commercial real estate financing market is experiencing a period of adjustment as lenders formulate their investment strategies to...

Michael Taylor
Sep 23, 20202 min read
Northeast Lenders Eye Fourth-Quarter Recovery
This article first appeared in the June-July 2020 issue of Northeast Real Estate Business magazine, written by Taylor Williams. Decreased...

Gantry
Aug 11, 20205 min read
A New Normal Emerges in CRE: Breaking Down Deal Flow in COVID-19 Era
As we think back to just last March and to the range of emotions felt by all participants of the commercial real estate industry,...

Andrew Mekjavich
Jul 15, 20204 min read
Early Stages of Navigating Forbearance in the Time of COVID-19
Borrowers of commercial and multi-family properties considering options as the COVID-19 pandemic plays out must weigh a host of immediate...

Michael Heagerty
May 4, 20205 min read
Gantry Webinar: The State of Lending
WATCH NOW! Gantry Principal, George Mitsanas, in conversation with VOYA’s Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Finance, Greg...

George Mitsanas
May 3, 20201 min read
What Treasury Rate Drop Means for Borrowers
Underlying Fundamentals, Low Rate Environment And The Opportunity It Presents The 10-Year Treasury dropped below 1.0% and Lender’s...

Michael Heagerty
Mar 5, 20202 min read
Exploring the Inland Northwest’s CRE, Finance Markets
By Dennis Kaiser, Connect Media The Pacific Northwest’s Spokane market may not be Seattle-adjacent, yet the Eastern Washington area has...

Demetri Koston
Sep 5, 20193 min read
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