In 2025, an estimated $600 billion in commercial real estate loans are scheduled to mature. While the interest rate environment has stabilized somewhat over the past year, rates have not fallen as far as borrowers had hoped,...more
On April 2, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 20-94 (the "Order"), which purports to "suspend and toll any statute providing for a mortgage foreclosure cause of action under Florida law for 45 days."...more
A recent bankruptcy decision from a New Jersey Bankruptcy Court (In re Surma, 504 B.R. 770 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2014)) has once again drawn attention to the effect assignment of rents provisions in mortgages can have, depending on...more
When servicers or lenders think of having to foreclose on commercial property in the State of Florida, what immediately comes to mind is a lengthy judicial foreclosure process, and difficulty in enforcing rights provided in...more