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Spreads decline, CMBS confusion continues - interest rate spreads, commercial mortgage-backed securities
The prime mortgage rate spread declined in Dec 1994 to 1.4%. The spread is the difference between mortgage interest rates and interest rates for Treasury ......(Continue Reading)Low interest rates aid loan production trend - commercial mortgage loans - Financing Today - Column
Record low commercial mortgage interest rates have led many institutional investors to take out loans and buy properties. Since interest rates are almost ......(Continue Reading)Declining interest rates come at good time for CMBS market - commercial mortgage-backed securities
Commercial mortgage-backed securities rates are expected to be more than $32 billion in 1997 compared to $31 billion in 1996. There is concern that the ......(Continue Reading)Mortgage interest deductibility and housing prices - Industry Overview
The tax deduction for home-mortgage interest subsidizes home ownership, but some tax reform proposals include provisions for eliminating it. Will ending ......(Continue Reading)Privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation make mortgage markets inefficient,
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are excellent investments because they have tax exemptions and exclusions from securities regulations. These create an advantage ......(Continue Reading) |
