It has not gone unnoticed by the some of smartest sales people we talk to, that both the buyers of businesses (Private Equity firms) and Buildings (Real Estate Investors) are now buying loans and CMBS respectively. The thinking goes like this:
Own the company and it's assets. Or own the senior secured financing of that company for a more certain double digit return, with low leverage, that is in line with fund targets.
For CMBS the story is similar, but potentially even more compelling. With interest rates still rising and property valuations falling in many major cities, yields on the mortgages behind these buildings are higher today. A phenomena that may remain for as long as rent and property valuations face continued downward pressures.
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