As regular readers of CrunchedCredit will know, I recently pitched the idea of amending our hoary old REMIC statute to allow additions of collateral after the startup date window to allow modification to performing loans (and...more
The widely reported directive tasking the US Department of Government Efficiency and the General Services Administration (GSA) with the termination of roughly 7,500 federal office leases nationwide will have far-reaching...more
Ginnie Mae clarifies its MBS Guide with respect to seasoning of VA IRRRLs that are a “Refinance of a Modified Loan.” Issuers had challenged Ginnie Mae’s buy out demands that claimed insufficient seasoning when measured from...more
Issuers should be aware that Ginnie Mae interpreting its MBS guide in a manner that departs from VA circular 26-19-22, and the plain reading of statutory language with respect to the beginning and ending dates used to...more
New ruling by the Italian tax authorities on favourable tax regime applicable to real estate securitization transactions....more
There has been increasing use in Europe by non-bank lenders of warehouse finance in the commercial real estate (CRE) lending market. These private financing structures are used by non-bank CRE lenders such as real estate debt...more
Con la legge del 27 dicembre 2019, n. 160, “Bilancio di previsione dello Stato per l’anno finanziario 2020 e bilancio pluriennale per il triennio 2020-2022” (la “Legge di Bilancio 2020”), pubblicata in Gazzetta Ufficiale n....more
As part of our periodic updates, here is an overview of recent developments of relevance to participants in the real estate finance market across certain key jurisdictions in Europe....more