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For those of us living in the northeastern U.S., last week’s Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) January Conference could not have been better timed to escape the brutal cold for the tropical beaches of Miami.  We were joined at Miami Beach by a record number of attendees at this year’s conference.  The mood of the attendees was overwhelmingly positive, which translated into a number of lively sessions, and even livelier social gatherings.  2014 was a great year for the commercial real estate finance industry, and most industry insiders expect 2015 to be even better.  Our industry continues to grow like a rolling snowball, with no end in sight for 2015.
Continue Reading CREFC January Conference – Rolling into 2015

By: Daniel Wohlberg and Sean Solis

On Sunday, September 21st through Tuesday, September 23rd, almost 3,500 industry insiders descended upon Miami Beach for the 20th annual ABS East Conference at the acclaimed Fontainebleau Hotel. The enthusiasm and excitement was palpable considering the record setting year the market had so far, especially in the CLO space.  The general tenor was cautious optimism as many believe the roaring market would continue for the next few years, but saving a bit of hesitation for some of the regulatory pitfalls up ahead.  Most were comfortable, however, considering the market’s resilience in dealing with the recent implementation of the Volcker Rule.


Continue Reading Securitization in the Sand – ABS East Turns Twenty

New York will again play host to CREFC’s annual conference, and over 800 of our colleagues are scheduled to attend. The conference begins next Monday with a slate of forums discussing current issues relating to high yield distressed real estate assets, portfolio lending, GSE multifamily lending, investment grade bonds, B-pieces, issuers and servicers.
Continue Reading CREFC Annual Conference 2014 Preview

Earlier this month, I and a few of my colleagues here at Dechert attended CREFC’s 2014 High Yield Distressed Realty Assets Summit. The general sentiment of optimism and exuberance for 2014 felt in Miami was not as palpable at the NY Athletic Club, although this may have been brought on more by the fact that this is a distressed debt conference, rather than anything having to do with the market.
Continue Reading 2014 CREFC High Yield Distressed Debt Summit

Over the course of three days during the second week of January, a record turn-out of over 1500 industry insiders attended CREFC’s January 2014 Conference at the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach. On Monday night, over 500 clients found their way to Dechert’s party at the SLS Hotel to celebrate a fantastic 2013 and what most attendees think will be an even better 2014. The record attendance at the Conference and Dechert’s reception demonstrated the feeling among most attendees that the market will continue an upswing through 2014.

Although the highlight for many at the conference was Billy Bean’s standing-room only keynote address, all of the panels and seminars were extremely well attended and offered the usual insightful and entertaining commentary on the state of the industry. It was hard to find many shadows lurking around the general feeling of optimism and exuberance for 2014, but a few general trends did emerge during the conference:
Continue Reading CREFC January 2014 Conference Recap

It’s January and with that brings New Year’s resolutions, the NFL playoffs, college football bowl games (although the best game this season was watching Auburn beat Alabama with a 109 yard field goal return), and, of course, the annual CREFC conference in South Beach. This year’s line-up doesn’t disappoint, with panels titled "Best Investment Ideas: High Yield, Investment Grade, Direct Property", "Balance Sheet Lenders: Buy and Hope?", "Choosing a Lender: Just Hooking Up or A Long Term Commitment?", and "Capital Market Lenders: Buy or Goodbye?".Continue Reading 2014 CREFC Conference