CMBS

  • Euro ABS/MBS switchback

    Yesterday was a better day in the European ABS/MBS secondary market, but today looks set to see a switch back to recent patterns.

    "There was a slight rebound in broader markets yesterday, which enticed people back into the market," says one trader. "Notably, we saw some selling of senior assets and they all went through in line with expectations."

    However, .......

    SCIWire 11 February 2016

  • CMBS originations business closed

    Redwood Trust is repositioning its commercial mortgage business to focus solely on investing activities and will discontinue commercial loan originations for CMBS distribution. However, the company will continue to opportunistically invest in mezzanine and subordinate CMBS tranches that meet its risk/return profile.

    "We have concluded that the challenging market conditions our CMBS conduit has faced over the past few quarters .......

    Job Swaps 10 February 2016

  • CAF 2015-1 workout progressing

    The first loan default in the US$251.6m Colony American Finance 2015-1 multi-borrower single-family rental (SFR) securitisation is expected to have little impact on the transaction's performance, as the US$1.1m loan accounts for just 0.4% of the collateral pool. The loan transferred to the special servicer - Midland Loan Services - in November 2015, a month after the transaction closed.

    Of .......

    News Round-up 10 February 2016

  • Euro secondary struggles

    The European securitisation secondary market continues to struggle amid wider market volatility, but there are still some exceptions.

    "Yesterday was once again quite weak overall," says one trader. "There was hope of some improvement thanks to better things in broader credit, but it will take more than that for us to recover more fully."

    However, the trader adds: "We continue to see .......

    SCIWire 10 February 2016

  • Allianz buys CMBS investor

    Allianz Global Investors is set to purchase Rogge Global Partners (RGP) from rival insurer Old Mutual for an undisclosed fee. The purchase will see Allianz boost its fixed income expertise and inherit RGP's various funds, including its investment strategies in CMBS.

    Allianz says that RGP's team will become part of its global investment platform. This will add to the purchaser's growth, .......

    Job Swaps 9 February 2016

  • CMBS pay-offs jump

    The percentage of US CMBS loans paying off on their balloon date rebounded sharply last month. The January reading is 67.2%, more than 15 points above the December number and close to the 12-month moving average of 67.9%, according to Trepp.

    By loan count as opposed to balance, 64.5% of loans paid off in January. On this basis, the pay-off .......

    News Round-up 9 February 2016

  • Gateway mod to realise a loss?

    The US$94.2m Gateway Salt Lake loan - securitised in JPMCC 2010-C1 - has been assumed at US$78.5m and modified, following its acquisition by an investor group that reportedly includes Vestar and Oaktree (see SCI's CMBS loan events database). Morgan Stanley CMBS strategists expect the move to result in significant interest shortfalls and a loss to the trust of .......

    News 9 February 2016

  • Euro secondary sidelined

    The European securitisation secondary market remains quiet as participants continue sit out wider market volatility.

    "It's understandably very quiet as everyone watches what's going on in banks and financials, which is brutal to say the least," says one trader. "The majority of investors we speak to are planning on staying on the sidelines - everyone is in risk-off mode."

    However, .......

    SCIWire 9 February 2016

  • CMBS tweak raises thickness fears

    MSBAM 2016-C28 contains a series of non-investment grade exchangeable classes, which is a nuance not seen before in a CMBS 2.0 transaction. Fitch believes the feature raises the question of sufficient tranche thickness and maintains that insufficient thickness - particularly below 1% - creates accelerated downgrade risk and a higher rate of loss given default.

    Fitch has assigned a provisional .......

    News Round-up 8 February 2016

  • Hancock exposure gauged

    About US$114m in US CMBS securities across 16 loans could be affected by Hancock Fabric's second bankruptcy filing in nine years, according to Morningstar Credit Ratings. However, the agency expects the impact to be limited to a few small-balance loans with low current debt service coverage ratios and projected occupancy below 80%, should the retailer reject its leases.

    Among the .......

    News Round-up 8 February 2016

  • Euro secondary lacklustre

    Friday saw another lacklustre session in the European securitisation secondary market.

    Macro market weakness once again kept investors stuck on the sidelines. Consequently, flows were light and spreads were broadly range-bound.

    Prime assets were once again the positive area with two-way flows albeit at low volumes focused at the front end of the curve. Meanwhile, non-eligible peripheral bonds remain the .......

    SCIWire 8 February 2016

  • Euro secondary varies

    Volumes continue to be light in the European securitisation secondary market with performance still varying sector by sector.

    CMBS continues to be one of the strongest sectors. Prices remain well-supported and yesterday's €45m BWIC traded well.

    Prime assets are still seeing two-way flows albeit at much lower volumes than previous weeks. Buying interest in short-dated paper remains the dominant theme, though .......

    SCIWire 5 February 2016

  • CMBS 2.0 delinquencies spike

    January saw the largest one-month rise in US CMBS 2.0 loan delinquencies ever, but the corresponding servicer commentary appears to be relatively benign, according to Morgan Stanley CMBS strategists. Among the new delinquencies, they highlight a 2014-vintage loan requesting a modification and a number of new watchlisted loans that could potentially become credit concerns.

    US$152.9m across 12 loans became newly .......

    News 4 February 2016

  • Euro secondary difficult

    Wider market weakness continues to make life difficult in the European securitisation secondary market.

    "Yesterday conditions were once again difficult thanks to the global meltdown," says one trader. "As a result, flows and liquidity in our space were very thin."

    However, the trader adds: "We are still seeing some pockets of activity - particularly in short-term bonds across a range .......

    SCIWire 4 February 2016

  • Severities up on heavy losses

    Total US CMBS liquidations topped US$2.4bn across 125 loans in January, more than doubling December's total of US$887.7m, according to Trepp. The average size of liquidated loans grew to US$19.5m last month, up from US$14.8m the month prior.

    Including one US$20m B-note, 14 loans totalling US$252.1m experienced over 100% losses, 11 of which were worth under US$20m. Large loans that .......

    News Round-up 3 February 2016

  • Business development leader added

    ZAIS Group has appointed Gregory Barrett as head of client relations and business development. He reports to ceo Michael Szymanski and is based in Red Bank, New Jersey.

    Barrett will work with the firm's client relations team, portfolio managers and cio to lead and create distribution strategies for ZAIS. He will also be responsible for client service for investors.

    Barrett .......

    Job Swaps 3 February 2016

  • Euro ABS/MBS stifled

    The European ABS/MBS secondary market continues to be stifled by wider market weakness.

    Activity was once again limited both on- and off-BWIC yesterday as macro volatility kept many investors on the sidelines. The low beta ABS/MBS sectors continue to do well, however.

    Autos and Dutch RMBS in particular are garnering some buying interest and spreads there continue to outperform; while .......

    SCIWire 3 February 2016

  • Delinquencies drop on StuyTown resolution

    The Trepp US CMBS delinquency rate plummeted by 82bp to 4.35% in January, driven by the resolution of the US$3bn Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village loan with no loss and a significant uptick in other loan resolutions. The rate is now 131bp lower than the year-ago level.

    The StuyTown resolution also helped the multifamily sector move from the worst performing property .......

    News Round-up 2 February 2016

  • Euro secondary still slow

    It continues to be a slow start to the month for the European securitisation secondary market.

    "It was very quiet again yesterday," says one trader. "There was one Italian CMBS BWIC that traded well, but that aside very little happened in our market."

    The trader continues: "Today has started similarly quietly. It looks likely to be more of the recent .......

    SCIWire 2 February 2016

  • Defeasance activity remains strong

    Newly defeased loans in Fitch-rated US CMBS totalled US$3.6bn in 4Q15, compared to US$5.3bn in 4Q14. Overall, newly defeased loans totalled US$14.2bn last year, versus nearly US$20bn in 2014.

    The 4Q15 defeasance volume brings the total in Fitch-rated US CMBS deals to US$20bn - representing 5.2% of the agency's total outstanding universe - as of year-end 2015. Of this, US$9.7bn .......

    News Round-up 1 February 2016

  • Euro secondary quiet

    Month-end made for a relatively quiet session on Friday for the European securitisation secondary market and today is starting out in similar fashion.

    Despite limited activity secondary market tone remains broadly positive in line with improving wider credit. Prime assets are once again leading the way and spreads in the sector continue to edge in.

    At the same time Italian .......

    SCIWire 1 February 2016
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