Prosecutors say the defendants doctored the income and purchase prices multifamily properties by maintaining a second set of books, and using fake liens, false contracts, and inflated invoices...
With many consumers shopping at brick-and-mortar stores this holiday season, mortgages on department stores and shopping malls that are included in commercial MBS will likely see good performance in the end of 2018, said DBRS. [Includes one data chart.]
Issuance of new securities backed by commercial mortgages fell 4.9 percent from the second to the third quarter of 2018, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS market analysis. [Includes one data chart.]
The bankruptcy filing by Sears will likely place additional stress on commercial MBS backed by the retailer, but the effect in most deals could be minimal and, in the long term, even positive for the commercial properties, said rating agencies.