Articles

06.03.20

CRE Loan Defaults: A Brief Guide for Lenders and Borrowers

Clayton Gantz, Steve Edwards and Tom Muller coauthored an article for Development Magazine that outlines the economic impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the real estate industry.


04.13.20

How Borrowers Can Respond to the Real Estate Downturn

Manatt Real Estate partners Clayton Gantz and Steve Edwards, and senior counsel Tom Muller co-authored an article for Law360 on how borrowers in the real estate industry can protect themselves from a potential recession following the COVID-19 crisis. In the article, they suggest that borrowers ...


10.24.14

The Multifamily Upcycle Still Has Legs

The multifamily for-rent housing sector remains strong and is continuing to attract capital investment. With demand for apartments consistently increasing over the past few years, efforts to develop sufficient supply has lagged behind. This trend appears to be setting the stage for investments in ...


07.28.14

The Rise of Private Fund Lenders

Many have attributed the financial crisis that started in late 2007 in significant part to fallout from the home mortgage meltdown. Less well-known is the fact that the very industry that arguably set the stage for the downturn has generated important economic opportunities for certain ...


06.02.11

Selling Distressed Assets

Three types of distressed-loan sales are options worth considering for financial institutions seeking to improve their balance sheets.The current economic climate and ongoing attention from regulators have financial institutions under growing pressure to raise capital to improve balance sheets. Not ...