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Multifamily – A Real Financing Opportunity? | JD Supra
Prior to 2022, multifamily operators acquired properties throughout the United States at record low interest rates, creating a unique buying opportunity for owners and investors. The formula was not limited to one geographic region; owners across the United States took advantage of low-interest floating-rate loans to acquire multifamily properties, added value through renovations and capital improvements, and raised rents.
Multifamily – A Real Financing Opportunity? | ArentFox Schiff
Prior to 2022, multifamily operators acquired properties throughout the United States at record low interest rates, creating a unique buying opportunity for owners and investors. Off The formula was not limited to one geographic region; owners across the United States took advantage of low-interest floating-rate loans to acquire multifamily properties, added value through renovations and capital improvements, and raised rents.
Work-Out or Walk-Out: The Difficult Decision Facing Commercial Office Owners | JD Supra
Back in March, we wrote about the then-current news of some of the nation’s largest real estate owners defaulting on loans secured by office buildings. At the time, we envisioned a market ripe for borrowers and lenders to engage in work-out discussions; borrowers could retain ownership of their property and lenders could avoid taking losses or being saddled with office buildings with high vacancy rates.
Work-Out or Walk-Out: The Difficult Decision Facing Commercial Office Owners
Off Now, however, as a result of a confluence of factors, including interest rates (at their highest in decades), recent bank collapses, and the continuing normalization of “work-from-home” or hybrid models, it looks like that market may not be as robust as predicted. Office values are projected to drop 44% from pre-pandemic levels by 2029, up 22% from predictions made as recently as a year ago.
CMS Proposed Rule for Minimum Staffing Requirements in Long-Term Care Facilities | JD Supra
On September 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule titled “Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting.” The “Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting (CMS 3442-P)” fact sheet is here and the proposed rule is here.
CMS Proposed Rule for Minimum Staffing Requirements in Long-Term Care Facilities
The “Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting (CMS 3442-P)” fact sheet is here and the proposed rule is here. If finalized, the proposed rule would require nursing homes nationwide to provide, at a minimum: One onsite Registered Nurse (RN) 24 hours per day, seven days per week; 0.55 RN hours per resident per day; and 2.45 Nurse Aide hours per resident per day.
Remote Work and Higher Interest Rates Drive Office Defaults Across the United States | JD Supra
With some of the nation’s largest real estate owners defaulting on, and looking to restructure, loans backed by commercial office buildings, what may have seemed like an impossibility a few short years ago, is now very much a reality. The combination of higher interest rates, reduced occupancy, and an overall devaluing of office assets is driving defaults across the United States. How Did We Get Here? Remote Work.
Remote Work and Higher Interest Rates Drive Office Defaults Across the United States
With some of the nation’s largest real estate owners defaulting on, and looking to restructure, loans backed by commercial office buildings, what may have seemed like an impossibility a few short years ago, is now very much a reality. The combination of higher interest rates, reduced occupancy, and an overall devaluing of office assets is driving defaults across the United States. Off How Did We Get Here? Remote Work.
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