Finance CMBS
Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund Announces Interest Rate Swap Agreement
May 5, 2008

Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund has announced that it has completed an interest rate swap agreement with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, which fixes the interest rate on its recently completed $15 million term facility at 4.29 percent with effect from April 7, 2008. As previously announced, the $15 million facility was completed on April 4, 2008 with the CIBC, bearing interest in the form of floating prime rate payable quarterly, or at bankers' acceptance rates plus 1 percent with terms of up to six months. The facility matures on February 17, 2010, the same date as the Fund's existing $38 million long-term debt obligations.

 
Recent CMBS Headlines
Pimco Takes MBS Stake
May 22, 2008
Newport Beach, California-based Pacific Investment Management Co. has taken $2.55 billion of mortgage-backed securities from Israeli bank Bank Hapoalim Ltd., according to a Bloomberg News report.
Freddie Mac Prices New $4 Billion Five-Year Reference Notes Due 2013
May 22, 2008
Freddie Mac has announced that it priced its new 3.750 percent $4 billion five-year USD Reference Notes security due on June 28, 2013.
Freddie Mac Prices New $4B Reference Notes Due 2010
May 21, 2008
Freddie Mac has announced that it priced its new 2.875 percent $4 billion two-year USD Reference Notes security due on June 28, 2010.
Land Secured for Charlotte-Area Mixed-Use Development
May 20, 2008
Cornelius Bromont L.L.C. has completed the acquisition of 104 acres in Cornelius and the surrounding Mecklenburg County, N.C., that will be the site of the mixed-use Village of Lake Norman.
Apollo Expands U.S. and European Debt Platform
May 19, 2008
Apollo Real Estate Advisors has expanded its team of senior executives focusing on European region and global senior debt securities, the firm announced.
 

 

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