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    Welcome to MF Loan.com, in Beta

    Welcome to our new site. We are calling this “in Beta” because we just redesigned the site and rewrote it using new software. Therefore we have plenty of bugs and are still in the process of moving data to this site. We expect this redesign to be completed quickly. However, if you find problems we encourage you to use our contact us form (under administrative stuff) to let us know what’s wrong.

    Our site is designed to connect owners, developers and managers of apartment properties to lenders and information about apartment loans. Our goal is to keep you informed and make it easy for you to find out about your lending choices. Please visit our Connections Directory to find a lending professional or our Links Library section to find a site to assist you with your loan. If you have a question on apartment lending please search our Blog posts or go to Ask a Question and let us know what’s on your mind.

    Also, if you are involved in multifamily lending please add yourself to our lending directory. It’s Free while we are in our Beta mode.

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Multifamily cap rates are dropping

I just received a copy of the CBRE capital markets 1H 2010 Cap Rate Survey;  this is a great little report that shows average cap rates for different product types and in different markets.  Its very informative and if they keep publishing it, over time it will give us some great info.   For now it [...]

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Why don’t we post rates

Someone recently asked in our Ask a Question section why we don’t post rates on a daily basis. That’s a great question because that’s what most owners want to know. What’s the rate? is the question most often asked by potential borrowers. However, I don’t think you can answer that question without knowing details about [...]

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FLOAT OR FIX?

These are unprecedented times – never has there been so much complexity or uncertainty in terms of the economic outlook.  But with the Fed Funds rate at .25% and the 10-year Treasury below 3.00%, rates are about as low as they can go.  Economists generally agree that the question is not whether rates will rise, [...]

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Evidence that values are taking a turn

I read a lot of real estate newsletters and press releases relating to commercial real estate.  This week I came across two separate reports showing multifamily values have hit bottom.  The first a press release by Integra Realty Resources says their multifamily index has shown values stabilizing.  They say the data suggests values will increase over the next six [...]

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What does a Recession look like?

Depending on what business you are in a recession looks and feels different to everyone and its hard to really know what it means.  This link that someone sent me really gives you a quick and easy feel to how a recession looks and feels.  This is a graphic that shows the US unemployment rate over time [...]

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Deflation on the horizon

Today’s New York Times has an interesting article Fed Member’s Deflation Warning Hints at Policy Shift relating the views of James Bullard one of the voting FED members.   This s scary stuff;  The US may be heading towards deflation or even a “Japanese” style stagnation.   I don’t know if its true or not, but the real scary part [...]