Akerman StackedUP Podcast Beau Baker and Anne Marie Garavaglia

In this episode, Carole Faber, Anne Marie Garavaglia, and Beau Baker talk with Trepp’s chief executive officer Annemarie DiCola, Esq. about:

Trepp’s entry into the real estate capital markets in the late 70s and its evolution over 40 years into the leading trustworthy independent reporter of CREF data

An inside look at Trepp’s data analysis and reporting processes

How the past 15 months parallel the past 15 years in real estate capital markets, how this recent market shift is different, and how you can propel your CRE company to the next level

What Trepp has done since 2001 to get ahead of the pandemic almost two decades later

A valuable breakdown by asset class of loan delinquencies, market status, and outlook (including an upbeat view of office as an asset class)

Recent changes in CRE valuations.

In this episode, Anne Marie Garavaglia and Beau Baker talk with the Mortgage Bankers Association's Mike Flood, Senior Vice President Commercial/Multifamily on topics including:

Key takeaways from the MBA's February virtual conference
How MBA is adapting to change
The key legislation MBA is keeping tabs on
Financial stimulus programs and their impacts on the CRE finance markets
Comparisons to previous recessions and downturns with key lessons learned
Recent changes in CRE valuations

In our inaugural episode of our new podcast series, StackedUP, Akerman’s Beau Baker and Anne Marie Garavaglia talk with Lisa Pendergast, executive director of CREFC (Commercial Real Estate Finance Council) about hot topics in the real estate capital markets and CMBS including:
· Status of the CMBS industry and the climb out of COVID
· Borrower relief programs and legislation
· 2021 event schedule for CREFC
· New legislation to help the LIBOR to SOFR transition (lender relief)
· The popular CREFC Virtual Fitness Fundraiser taking place nationwide during the month of October to benefit Girls, Inc.

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