The BWE Podcast

The Capital Stack Podcast is presented by the BWE Arizona Team, bringing you the latest capital market and lender news in Commercial Real Estate.

Highlights from this week's episode include:

Life Companies have reported mixed feedback this week in quoting and closed business as spreads have increased for attractive lower- leverage loans (60-65% LTV) by approximately 5-10 basis points to a range from 1.60% to 1.90%.

The agencies provided pricing reductions for sub-$6 million loans to increase their deal flow for 5–50-unit properties. HUD is providing borrowers attractive construction loan programs with potentially less long-term risk.

The HUD 221(d)(4) program can remove many of the uncertainties of building Multifamily projects in this financial climate.

For more information, or to reach one of our commercial real estate experts, contact the BWE Arizona team at (480)-608-2082.

The Capital Stack Podcast is presented by the BWE Arizona Team, bringing you the latest capital market and lender news in Commercial Real Estate.

Highlights from this week's episode include:

The Federal Reserve approved a rare half-percentage point interest rate increase.

The agencies have reduced their pricing grids this week resulting in an uptick in business.

And the Life Companies have consistently been competitive and winning business on all fronts, most notably for their ability to lock rate at application even in today’s volatile rate market.

For more information, or to reach one of our commercial real estate experts, contact the BWE Arizona team at (480)-608-2082.

The topic for this episode is diversity within the commercial real estate industry. Joining the podcast to talk about the state of diversity in the real estate industry, and to discuss some things being done to increase industry diversity, is Marcus Cole – the director of Future Housing Leaders.

Future Housing Leaders is a free, Fannie Mae-led recruiting service that helps companies create a more diverse workforce. It focuses connecting college students to potential paid internship and entry-level job opportunities with top employers in the housing industry.

On this episode of Mission Control – The Bellwether Enterprise Podcast, Chief Administrative Officer Denise McGee gives an overview of the newly established BWE Foundation and the education initiative that is a key part of the 501(c)(3)’s mission.

She details how and why the Foundation was established, how the funds are raised, and the process for issuing $10,000 college scholarships to six recipients in the foundation’s first year.

Stay tuned on the Bellwether Enterprise LinkedIn page for updates and to meet this year’s scholarship recipients, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel to catch all of the latest episodes of Mission Control.

Bellwether Enterprise EVP Sara Behrman has been working in the commercial real estate industry for over 30 years. Sharing insight, tips, and advice, for this episode of the podcast she shares how establishing great relationships has been the most important aspect to her decades-long success.

The Mission Control Podcast is back with a new season and series to be featured as part of our monthly newsletter "The BWE Insider." This episode explores the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the retail industry in 2020 and what to expect today from lenders looking to invest in Retail Commercial Real Estate.

Chris Herrmann of Enterprise Community Investment joined Tee It Up for this episode to discusses some of the impacts he is seeing at the property level by property owners/managers, as well as residents at properties ECI invests in.

Chris Herrmann, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Community Investment who oversees the conventional equity side of ECI, joins Bellwether Enterprise EVP Phil Melton in the latest episode of Tee It Up to discuss the nonprofit's conventional investing strategy and outlook for the second half of 2020. He discusses the tension between buyers and sellers who each have their own perspective on the current state of the marketplace, and how they are being selective with the discretionary funding available from Enterprise Community Investment.

Charlie Werhane, president of Enterprise Community Investment, is back for Part 2 of “Tee It Up with Phil Melton” with another very insightful episode, where he dives into the response he is seeing from various markets as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The next guest of Tee It Up with Phil Melton is Charlie Werhane, President of Enterprise Community Investment. On this episode, Charlie discusses ways that Enterprise is addressing the needs of tenants and property owners during the pandemic through policy and advocacy.