CMBS Market Splits as Investors Avoid Taking on Risk

Article submitted by Danny Watts,  Sales and Leasing Agent at Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate

Written By Mark Heschmeyer September 28, 2011, CoStar.com

“In the spring, things were going so well, we might have thought we could get $50 billion to $55 billion. While $30 billion (for 2011) is certainly less than what we saw in the spring, keep in mind it’s triple what we had in 2010, when we only had about $10 billion. We’re doing better but we’ve certainly slowed down; in fact most of the volume this year will be done in the first seven months. Are we as optimistic as we were in April? Nowhere close.”

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Danny Watts, a commercial real estate sales and leasing specialist with Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate, is a graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU). He has over 20 years experience in commercial real estate brokerage and appraisal. His areas of expertise include commercial and industrial brokerage and leasing; multi-family brokerage; lease negotiations; tenant build outs; market analysis and insight; and feasibility and valuation analysis. Danny is a member of the Commercial Investment Division (CID) of the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®, a board member of the Perkins Road Historic Merchants District Association, and has served as a vice president for Literacy Works of Baton Rouge.

Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate is a member of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce (BRAC); the West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce; the Baton Rouge Growth Coalition; the Baton Rouge Better Business Bureau; the Louisiana Commercial Data Base (LACDB); and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Several agents, on an individual basis, are members of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® (SIOR), the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute (CCIM); the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR); and the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS® Commercial Investment Division (CID).