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Predictions on Possible Interest Rate Cut and Market Impact
Source: NAIOP After lowering interest rates several times last year, an action that ended an inverted yield curve scenario, the Federal Reserve has held the line thus far in 2025, much to the chagrin of the commercial real estate community. That stance might be changing at next month’s Federal Open Market Committee’s policy meeting, driven…
Fitch Affirms ColumbiaNational’s Commercial Primary Servicer Rating
Fitch Ratings – New York – 29 Feb 2024: Fitch Ratings has affirmed ColumbiaNational Real Estate Finance, LLC’s (CNREF) primary servicer rating at ‘CPS2’ and simultaneously assigned a Stable Rating Outlook. Source The affirmation of the rating reflects CNREF’s highly experienced and small management team, key person risk, commitment to investments in servicing technology and…
Questions and Answers with Justin Brindger on Life Insurance Debt Heading into 2024
Question: Why is life insurance debt so appealing heading into 2024? Answer: As we kick off 2024, life insurance companies will be a reliable source of capital, particularly for fixed-rate loans. Banks and debt funds have reduced their lending due to liquidity issues on their balance sheets and problems with floating-rate loans in their portfolios….
ColumbiaNational Finishing 2023 with Strong Performance Amid Evolving Commercial Real Estate Landscape
ColumbiaNational Achieves $1.12 Billion in Closed Loans, Defy Current Market Trends. Columbia, Md., December 13, 2023 — ColumbiaNational Real Estate Finance, a leading player in the commercial real estate financing sector, is excited to announce its remarkable performance through November of 2023. As the commercial real estate landscape evolves, ColumbiaNational has continued to adapt and…
ColumbiaNational Real Estate Finance promotes Ashish Amin to Senior Vice President in Washington
ColumbiaNational Real Estate Finance, LLC is pleased to announce a promotion on the Washington DC Loan Production team. Ashish Amin has been promoted to Senior Vice President. Ashish joined ColumbiaNational in 2013 and has been the mortgage banker for numerous successful loan closings with Life Insurance Companies, Banks, Debt Funds and CMBS shops. He has been…