Coffee & Cap Rates

• Senior Analyst David Baruch provides his insight on the multifamily data from March, April and May 2020
• Shimon Shkury compares this data to the financial crisis of 2008 and how that prepared us for today's pandemic
• The two predict where they think pricing and investment sales data will go in the future

• Shimon Shkury, President of Ariel Property Advisors, sits down with Eli Weisblum, Capital Services Director, to discuss the current lending environment for commercial real estate during the coronavirus pandemic
• Active capital can be found through private lenders, bridge and mezzanine lenders and debt funds

• Panel discussion moderated by Meyer Mintz, Tax Partner at Berdon LLP
• Panelists include:
  • Scott Metzner, President & Founder at Janus Property Group
  • Michael Givner, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley
  • David Schwartz, Co-Founder & Principal at Slate Property Group
  • Seth Pinsky, Executive Vice President & Fund Manager at RXR Realty

Shimon Shkury, President of Ariel Property Advisors, and Jeff Turkel of Rosenberg & Estis, who has been specializing in rent regulation since 1983, discuss the recent ruling made by the Court of Appeals that struck down a portion of the 2019 Rent Law.

Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and Matt Dzbanek, Senior Director of Capital Services, discuss what borrowers can expect moving forward in the wake of the Fed’s latest rate hike and recent turmoil in the banking sector.
At its March, the Federal Reserve unanimously voted to raise rates another quarter percentage point, bringing the target range for the federal funds rate to between 4.75% and 5.00%. The central bank also reiterated its commitment to reduce inflation from the February annual rate of 6% to 2%. In the last year, the Fed has hiked interest rates by 4.75% while at the same time significantly reducing the size of its balance sheet.