Economic Climate: August’s economic landscape is marked by pervasive caution. In the U.S., growth is tentative but showing signs of turnaround, and central banks are signaling potential easing. Second-quarter GDP posted a modest rebound (~ 3 % annual rate) after a contraction in Q1, though growth remains sluggish (~1.2 % for H1). However, the biggest […]
Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction of an original $16.5 Million CMBS loan, secured by a Hotel in Brownsville, TX. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners’ refinance of their loan. “Waterstone continues to deliver a high level of expertise for our clients, hotel properties continue to be the […]
Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction for a $9 million CMBS loan, secured by a retail property in Barrington, IL. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners’ sale of their property. “Retail properties continue to trade during these challenging times, location, location, location. Owners continue to reposition retail properties […]
Economic Climate: The latest U.S. inflation data, released on July 15, 2025, indicates that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.7% year-over-year in June, following a 2.4% increase in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 2.9% over the past year. Declining consumer sentiment […]
Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction for a $2.6 million CMBS loan, secured by a retail property in Kansas City, MO. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners’ sale of their property. “Retail properties continue to trade during these challenging times, location, location, location. Owners continue to reposition retail […]
Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction for a $9.5 million CMBS loan, secured by a retail property in Gilbert, AZ. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners’ sale of their property. “Retail properties continue to trade during these challenging times, location, location, location. Owners continue to reposition retail properties […]
Economic Climate: According to the US Commerce Department, a key inflation gauge moved higher in May in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated while Americans also cut back on their spending in May. Prices rose 2.3% in May compared with a year ago, up from just 2.1% in April, the Commerce Department said Friday. […]
Waterstone Defeasance closed a defeasance transaction on a $13 million FreddieMac loan, secured by a multifamily property in Waterloo, IL. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners’ refinance of their property. “This Assisted Living property was approaching the open period; we had the benefit of working with a sophisticated asset […]
Economic Climate: The US dollar’s weakness against its major peers during the first quarter of 2025 is anticipated by Goldman Sachs Research to persist. Over the next 12 months, the US currency is forecast to fall about 10% versus the euro, and around 9% against the Japanese yen and British pound (as of April 8). According […]
Economic Overview: Goldman’s GDP growth projection for 2025 now sits at 1.7%, down from 2.4% at the start of the year. That’s because the firm now sees the average U.S. tariff rate rising by 10 basis points this year, twice Goldman’s previous forecast. February’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed inflation pressures eased in February, […]