Economic Overview: According to Forbes, The Federal Reserve did an excellent job bringing down inflation in 2023 while avoiding a U.S. economic recession. Investors now anticipate the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, will pivot from rate hikes to rate cuts by mid-2024. However, Fed officials have repeatedly cautioned that the FOMC’s battle with inflation […]
Economic Overview: After defying recession fears this year, the US economy is forecast by Goldman Sachs Research to beat consensus expectations in 2024. US GDP is projected to expand 2.1% in 2024 on a full-year basis, Goldman reaffirmed its longstanding view that the probability of a US recession is at just 15% over the next […]
Economic Overview: A broad slowdown in inflation continued in October, this may end likely the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases. This according to the Wall Street Journal. Consumer prices overall were flat last month and rose 3.2% from a year earlier, a slower pace than in September as prices for gasoline fell, the Labor Department reported. […]
Economic Overview: War threats increasing as Israel fights off Hamas and Ukraine defends Russian Invasions. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 336k for the month, better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 170k.. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, compared to the forecast for 3.7%, Leisure and hospitality led job growth, followed by government and health care. […]
Economic Overview: Treasury yields have declined this week after August CPI inflation mostly met expectations, supporting forecasts that the Fed will keep rates unchanged this month with chances of a hike in November. The increase was mostly attributable to a spike in gasoline prices in August, that increase should be temporary, economists said. This is […]
Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction on a $1.8 million FreddieMac loan, secured by a multifamily property in Tonawanda, NY. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners’ refinance of their property. “Apartment financing continues to drive the defeasance market, with lower cap rates despite higher interest rates, owners are […]
Waterstone Defeasance recently closed on a defeasance transaction for a $4.3 Million CMBS loan, secured by a self-storage property located in Murrieta, CA. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners’ refinance of their property. “Waterstone continues to deliver a high level of expertise for our clients, self-storage properties continue to […]
Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction of an original $3.7 Million CMBS loan, secured by a Hotel in Port Charlotte, FL. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners’ refinance of their loan. “Waterstone continues to deliver a high level of expertise for our clients, hotel properties continue to be […]
Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction on a $16.9 million FreddieMac loan, secured by a multifamily property in Cheektowaga, NY. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners’ refinance of their property. “Apartment financing continues to drive the defeasance market, with lower cap rates despite higher interest rates, owners are […]
Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction for a $4.7 million CMBS loan, secured by a retail property in Elizabeth City, NC. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners’ sale of their property. “Retail properties continue to trade during these challenging times, location, location, location. Owners continue to reposition retail […]