Thursday, June 27, 2013

WESTCAP CORP JUNE INCOME PROPERTY NEWSLETTER


 

For additional information, please visit our website 
www.westcapcorp.com

 



Interest

Rates

 
Prime
3.25%


10 Year
Treasury
2.53%
 
5 Year
Treasury
1.42%
 
30 Day
Libor
0.19%

90 Day
Libor
0.27%
 
6 Month
Libor
0.47%
 
5 Year
Swap
1.63%


10 Year

Swap
2.74%
 11th Dist .97%



 

 
Steve Bridges
949-756-2520 x204
Mobile:
949-235-1540

 

MARKET UPDATE June 27, 2013


 
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE UPDATE
Corporate bonds suffered a double whammy as interest rates rose and credit spreads widened after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke insinuated that the Fed would begin to slowly reduce its asset purchase program as soon as this fall. (Be sure to check Bill Gross' read in the Expert Section below)Feedback from our life companies this week has been that they expect the 10-year Treasury to increase to 3.50% to 5.00% after FED stimulus subsides. This would be consistent with historical 10-year Treasury rates, which run about 2.50% over the inflation rate during periods of no FED stimulus, as well with Bill Gross' range (see  Expert's Section). There is also a real concern that as rates rise, and assuming the Obama Administration continues to spend as they have, which all assume they will, the government could soak up the majority of those investment funds available after stimulus ends, potentially leaving the private sector with a liquidity crunch.

Our CMBS sources feel that spreads will likely come in after the 4th of July for the following reasons:
  - CMBS has to mark their portfolios to market at the end of each quarter
  - As Swaps trend higher, value of the portfolios drop, just like bonds.
  - As a result, investors don't like to buy at the end of quarters, and particularly in rising  rate environments.
  - Most of our CMBS sources also feel there has been some over reaction, and for this reason as well, expect spreads to come back in a bit after the end of the quarter.

Finally, expect life companies to approach their allocation limits in the second half of the year, which will result in them becoming more selective and possible increases in spreads.

Bottom line, if you are looking to refinance, it would be wise to do it and lock rate as soon as possible.



Remember, you need a 20% increase in your gross income
to overcome a 1% increase in interest rates.


 
DEALS OF THE MONTH

 
Four industrial properties totaling 609,750 square feet refinanced with Sun Life of Canada in Corona, Corona, Jurupa and Riverside.  Two were single tenant with short term rollover. These were separate loans.  CLOSED


 
 


 
110,000 SF Pacific Sales, Petco anchored center refinanced with GENWORTH (life company). CLOSED

OTHER HIGHLIGHTED CLOSINGS THIS YEAR

$50,000,000 life company permanent for a 203-unit luxury apartment building over ground floor retail, 10/30 with 5 years interest only. CLOSED

$29,400,000 hotel construction loan with a major money center bank. Irvine Spectrum. CLOSED

$25,000,000 on an investment grade lease with 16 years remaining on a 177,000 SF office building. CMBS 10/30, 76% loan-to-purchase. CLOSED

$17,150,000 CMBS permanent loan on a Residence Inn, San Juan Capistrano. CLOSED

$9,400,000 bridge loan on a 62% leased 71,000 SF strip retail center on the following terms: 6% for a 5-year term amortized over 30 years with one of our many bridge lenders. CLOSED

$6,300,000 on a 32,770 SF Rite Aid anchored neighborhood shopping center in Indio with a conduit lender. CLOSED

$6,350,000 correspondent Life Company Forward Commitment Escondido owner-user build to suit warehouse 4.35%, 15/15 (borrower’s request to match lease term), rate locked in June prior to construction of improvements for a forward funding in December upon completion of construction. CLOSED

$3,350,000 correspondent life company permanent for a 120,000 SF multi-tenant industrial park in Riverside, CA. CLOSED


$2,850,000 correspondent life company permanent for a 35,000 SF single tenant office building in Irvine, CA. CLOSED

$2,400,000 correspondent life company permanent for a  22,350 SF multi-tenant retail center in Torrance, CA. CLOSED

$1,500,000 regional bank construction loan retail center. IN CLOSED

$1,000,000 regional bank permanent single tenant auto repair in El Cajon, CA IN CLOSED

RATES

Life Companies
5-Year Fixed 3.90% - 4.90%; 10-Year Fixed 4.40% - 5.10%

Multifamily 5-Year Fixed 3.57% - 3.94%; 10-Year Fixed 4.78% - 5.20%

Bridge Loans
$8 Million+  / 3-years plus options to extend, Fixed 5.5% - 6%      
                            $1 Million+ / 3-years plus options to extend, Fixed 6.5% - 9%
Construction Loans LIBOR+275-400



 
10-Year Treasury Forecast   The forecast of the 71 economists surveyed by Bloomberg in June moved their median estimates for the 10-year Treasury yield up from 1.90% to 2.10% for the 2nd Q 2013, to 2.50% for the 2nd Q 2014 and  to 2.80% for the 4th Q 2014.  The survey was done between June 7th and 12th when the 10 year Treasury was at 2.10%.

10 year Treasury Rates moved up over 2.6% on June 24th up 97 bps since May 1, 2013.  The Fed has been the largest buyer of Treasuries to try to keep rates down.  They indicated after their meeting this month that they may start to curtail their acquisition of Treasuries the end of this year, which triggered this most recent run up in rates. 


 
Expert's Opinions
If you are interested in access to just about every major financial publication’s editorials, check the following website and save it in your bookmarks: http://www.realclearmarkets.com
6/27/13: PIMCO's Bill Gross sees 10-Year Treasury Settling between 3% - 5%:
http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/27/investing/bill-gross-treasuries/index.html

6/21/13: PIMCO's Bill Gross Interpretation on Bernanke's Announcement:
http://www.pimco.com/EN/Broadcasts/Pages/BroadcastsOverview.aspx

Retail Rent Growth Taking Roots Across US: http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Retail-Rent-Growth-Finally-Takes-Root-Across-US-Metros/148558?ref=100&iid=336&cid=EE8A67FD962BAB4405BF468F83BA2109

China Ghost Cities: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm7rOKT151Y&feature=youtu.be   China's GDP is based on construction. When they stop building these ghost cities (64 million vacant units!!!), the negative impact globally should be dramatic.


Ports Of Long Beach & Los Angeles Driving Our Local Economy:
Port of Long Beach: http://www.polb.com/economics/default.asp
Long Beach Container Data:
http://www.polb.com/economics/stats/tonnage.asp  
Port of Los Angeles: http://www.portoflosangeles.org/
Los Angeles Container Data: http://www.portoflosangeles.org/maritime/stats.asp

 


 
The Month In Review   The 10-year Treasury opened at 2.54% this afternoon (June 26), up from 1.81% on June 7.  June 7 opened with oil at $96.02 the Euro at $1.304 vs.. the Dollar and Gold at $1,468.60  Key contributors to last month's rate movement were as follows:

  • Although Corporate earnings reports have slowed, profits are still at record levels and projected to rise through the end of the year.
  • The median price for an OC home was up 27.4% in March, while sales increased 14%, the highest level since April 2006. This trend is occurring nationwide on historic low inventories, as construction of new homes are well below levels needed to fill the void.
  • 11% jump in US home prices
  • The CPI dropped to 1.1% annually in April, matching the smallest increase since  the CPI records began in 1960. That was down from 1.9% for the year ending April 2012. "Slowing inflation has twice spurred FED fears that deflationary psychology could damage the recovery as consumers postpone purchases." Bernanke indicated that stimulus is still needed, but suggests the FED may start scaling back on bond purchases as early as next month.
  •  OC home prices jumped 20.1% in the 12 months ending April.
  • Troubling data reports send the DOW plunging. These reports include weak hiring at private companies, a plunge in mortgage applications and sluggish US factory orders.
  • Foreign investment in China rose 0.4% over the past 12 months, dramatically short of the increase anticipated. China's trade surplus is one-tenth the official $61 billion reported so far this year after accounting for fake transactions used to disguise hot-money inflows, according to Bank of America.
  • The German economy's return to growth in the first Q was hampered by declines in construction activity as a severe winter and the continuing European recession continues to dampen demand.  
  • On a positive note, the European Central Bank indicated they will take steps to shore up the ailing European economies. And several major retailers released better than expected sales reports for May.
  • US employers added 175,000 jobs in May. These figures were lower than expected and well below an average of at least 250,000 per month needed to solve our unemployment, which rose to 7.6%. Again, this percentage is misleading as it does not include those who have given up looking and those who are part-time but want full-time employment.
  • Chapman University forecasts 2.3% job growth through this year and 2.6% growth next year.
  • Four reports showed a brighter US economy, as housing and manufacturing continued to improve and consumer confidence hit its highest level in 5-1/2 years (81.4), as orders for durable goods were up 3.6%, and sales of new homes rose in May to a seasonally adjusted 476,000, the fastest pace since July 2008.
  • The US economy grew at revised 1.8% for the 1st Q.
  • February 6 saw oil at $94.94 the Euro at $1.300 vs. the Dollar and Gold at $1,230.50.


 
WESTCAP CORP services over $1.2 BILLION with what we believe to be the best stable of life companies in Southern California.  We are representing some of the largest and most sophisticated developers and investors in Southern California on an ongoing basis, confirming that our sources offer great rates, flexibility and dependable execution. These  are solid lender relationships, which in most cases were originated almost 30 years ago with WESTCO, and then followed the principals to CAPMARK and then to WESTCAP in 2007.

WESTCAP CORP is a member of Q10 Capital, an organization of 17 independent mortgage banking firms with 26 offices throughout the United States. Q10 members arranged $10 billion in the last 3 years, with a combined servicing portfolio of $15 billion for its institutional lenders. Q10's shared database of lending sources and market intelligence, including streaming quotes, insures that our clients are getting the best possible financing.
www.Q10Capital.com

WESTCAP’s capacities include capital procurement for the following:


  • Loan sizes from $1,000,000 to $150,000,000+ nationwide.
  • Retail, Industrial, Office, Multifamily, Medical office, Hospitality, Self- Storage and Health Care, including some great single-tenant sources, as well the market standard for credit tenant lease financing.
  • WESTCAP's stable of exclusive and semi-exclusive correspondent sources include:


    • AEGON USA 
    • Allianz Investment Corp
    • Aviva Investors
    • Broadview Financial
    • 40/86 Capital Advisors
    • GENWORTH
    • ING Investment Management
    • MEMBERS Capital  
    • NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    • OHIO NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
    • PNC/ARCS
    • StanCorp
    • Sun Life Assurance of Canada
    • UNUM Group
    • In addition to these outstanding correspondent life companies, we also enjoy successful long-term relationships with a full range of debt and equity programs, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD, a long list of CMBS, construction lenders, bridge lenders and mezz sources.
 


 
We are always available to discuss potential financing and or equity requirements, or to  provide a written quote to help convince a seller that you, or your client, are the most qualified buyer.  We will also handle any size transaction, as we are interested in establishing long-term relationships as early as possible.


 

Steve Bridges
Executive Vice President
WESTCAP CORP
9960 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
Office: (949) 756-2520 x 204  Cell: (949) 235-1540
sbridges@westcapcorp.com
www.westcapcorp.com
CA RE Broker: 00465840

 
 

 
 

Monday, May 13, 2013

MAY 2013 WESTCAP INCOME PROPERTY FINANCING NEWSLETTER


MARKET UPDATE
May 10, 2013

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE UPDATE
Don't get caught with life companies out of allocation as we approach the second half of the year. Reminds me of a great joke, which I will spare my readers. Call if you really want to hear it. Point being that we have seen a tremendous level of financing activity this year, and at some point, particularly with these low rates, we are going to see the life companies pull back due to allocations achieved for the year.

Rates continue to remain incredibly low, as we are seeing some 10 year fixed rate life company financing in the high 3's, and even had one very low leverage 10-year fixed rate deal at 3.20%! Note that the stars must all align for these low rates, and these rates are reserved for no brainers and minimum loan sizes of $5 million plus. We expect rates to remain low as long as the FED keeps stimulating, China' s economy slows, Europe remains in economic peril, and job creation continues to struggle. However, when the FED stops stimulating, and these other concerns turn positive, rates will rise, and will do so quickly. If  housing construction does not slow at that point as a result of increased rates, we will see even more pressure at that point for rates to increase. Bernanke indicated the FED plans to cut back stimulus from $85 billion to $50 billion per month by the 4thQ 2013
 
Remember, you need a 20% increase in your gross income
to overcome a 1% increase in interest rates.
______________________________________________________________________
 
Deals of the Month
 
$29,400,000 hotel construction loan with a major money center bank. Irvine Spectrum. CLOSED

 
$17,150,000 CMBS permanent loan on a Residence Inn, San Juan Capistrano. CLOSED


$50,000,000 life company permanent for a 203-unit luxury apartment building over ground floor retail, 10/30 with 5 years interest only. CLOSED

$25,000,000 on an investment grade lease with 16 years remaining on a 177,000 SF office building. CMBS 10/30, 76% loan-to-purchase. CLOSED
$6,300,000 on a 32,770 SF Rite Aid anchored neighborhood shopping center in Indio with a conduit lender. CLOSED

$9,400,000 bridge loan on a 62% leased 71,000 SF strip retail center on the following terms: 6% for a 5-year term amortized over 30 years with one of our many bridge lenders. CLOSED

$6,350,000 correspondent Life Company Forward Commitment Escondido owner-user build to suit warehouse 4.35%, 15/15 (borrower’s request to match lease term), rate locked in June prior to construction of improvements for a forward funding in December upon completion of construction. CLOSED

$2,850,000 correspondent life company permanent for a 35,000 SF single tenant office building in Irvine, CA. CLOSED

$2,400,000 correspondent life company permanent for a  22,350 SF multi-tenant retail center in Torrance, CA. CLOSED

$1,500,000 regional bank construction loan retail center. IN CLOSING

$1,000,000 regional bank permanent single tenant auto repair in El Cajon, CA IN CLOSING

RATES

Life Companies
5-Year Fixed 3.05% - 4.00%; 10-Year Fixed 3.20% - 4.25%
Multifamily
5-Year Fixed 2.98% - 3.50%; 10-Year Fixed 3.88% -4.30%

Bridge Loans
$8 Million+  / 3-years plus options to extend, Fixed 5.5% - 6%          
                            $1 Million+ / 3-years plus options to extend, Fixed 6.5% - 9%
Construction Loans LIBOR+275-400

10-Year Treasury Forecast   The average forecast of the 71 economists surveyed by Bloomberg in April moved their median estimates for the 10-year Treasury yield up from 1.80% to 1.90% for the 1st Q 2013, down from 2.62% to 2.58% for the 2nd Q 2014 and up to 2.89% for the d Q 2014. The lowest estimates were 1.70%, up from 1.60%, 1.77% down from 1.90%, and 1.80% down from 2.08% respectively.

10 year Treasury Rates moved up over 2.0%  the highest level since April last year and up 35 bps since the middle of December.  The Fed continues to be the largest buyer of Treasuries to try to keep rates down.  The question is, how long will the FED continue to buy Treasuries at this rate and what is the price point needed to attract other buyers?  

Expert's Opinions
 
 
If you are interested in access to just about every major financial publication’s editorials, check the following website and save it in your bookmarks: http://www.realclearmarkets.com
PIMCO's View on the Housing Market's Road to Recovery:
http://www.pimco.com/EN/Insights/Pages/The-Housing-Markets-Road-to-Recovery-Slower-Speed-Limits-and-Stricter-Enforcement.aspx

Europe's Sovereign Debt Problem:  http://www.pimco.com/EN/Insights/Pages/Europes-Sovereign-Debt-Problem-A-Call-for-a-Clear-Destination.aspx
Ports Of Long Beach & Los Angeles Driving Our Local Economy:
Port of Long Beach: http://www.polb.com/economics/default.asp
Long Beach Container Data:
http://www.polb.com/economics/stats/tonnage.asp  
Port of Los Angeles: http://www.portoflosangeles.org/
Los Angeles Container Data: http://www.portoflosangeles.org/maritime/stats.asp
______________________________________________________________________________
 
The Month In Review  
The 10-year Treasury opened at 1.81% this morning (May 7), down from 2.05% on March 15. May 7 opened with oil at $92.55, the Euro at $1.301 vs. the Dollar and Gold at $1,590.95.  Key contributors to last month's rate movement were as follows:
  • The Dow's winning streak of 10-days was the longest in nearly 17 years, pushing the DOW up 484 points (3.4%) to 14,539.
  • The FED said consumer prices increased in February at the fastest pace in nearly three years, up 0.7%, raising concerns of rising inflation.
  • Fear of a revived Euro debt crisis faded as Bernanke said that the Cyprus crisis posed no major risk to the US economy. However, the Euro debt crisis is still a mess and years from recovery.
  • The FED also indicated that the economy has strengthened after pausing late last year, but still needs support from the central bank.
  • Corporate earnings reports are beating most expectations.
  • Factory orders surged in February, as orders for durable goods climbed 5.7% from the previous month.
  • Housing prices rose in January at the fastest pace since the summer of 2006, up 8.1% over January 2012.
  • CSU Fullerton's Southern California leading economic indicators rose 0.82% to 108.65 in the 4th Q, its highest reading to date, suggesting good times for Southern California for the next 6 months, and consistent with OC's unemployment rate dropping to 6.5%.
  • Consumer spending climbed 0.7%, to the highest reading in 5 months.
  • Consumer sentiment climbed in March to 78.6, the highest level since November.
  • US employers only increased their payrolls by 88,000 in March, after 288,000 in February. Very disappointing numbers.
  • Wholesale prices dropped 0.6% in March, largely on the decline in gas prices.
  • Business inventories increased just 0.1% in February, the smallest gain since June.
  • New home construction topped 1 million last month, the highest since June 2008.
  • While China's growth slowed short of expectations, it still managed a 7.7% increase for the 1st Q.
  • US corporate earnings on some of the bigs are coming in below expectations, but overall have been above expectations.
  • The FED's Beige Book report finds a strengthening housing recovery and robust auto sales contributed to moderate growth in late February and March.
  • Employers created 165,000 jobs last month, and unemployment rate dropped to 7.5%. Encouraging, but the real unemployment rate when adding those who have given up and those working part time, who would like to be full-time, is closer to 15%, and there are are over 11.7 million still out of work. Bottom line, we need over 250,000 new jobs per month to solve our "real unemployment" problem.  http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/unemployments-down-but-is-it-enough.html/?ref=YF
  • Jobless claims fell by 4,000 last week to 323,000, the lowest in five years. Economists had forecast 335,000.
  • February 6 saw oil at $96.02 the Euro at $1.304 vs. the Dollar and Gold at $1,468.60.


WESTCAP CORP services over $1.2 BILLION with what we believe to be the best stable of life companies in Southern California.  We are representing some of the largest and most sophisticated developers and investors in Southern California on an ongoing basis, confirming that our sources offer great rates, flexibility and dependable execution. These  are solid lender relationships, which in most cases were originated almost 30 years ago with WESTCO, and then followed the principals to CAPMARK and then to WESTCAP in 2007.

WESTCAP CORP is a member of Q10 Capital, an organization of 17 of major independent mortgage banking firms with 26 offices throughout the United States. Q10 members arranged $10 billion in the last 3 years, with a combined servicing portfolio of $15 billion for its institutional lenders. Q10's shared database of lending sources and market intelligence, including streaming quotes, insures that our clients are getting the best possible financing.
www.Q10Capital.com

WESTCAP’s capacities include capital procurement for the following:

  • Loan sizes from $1,000,000 to $150,000,000+ nationwide.
  • Retail, Industrial, Office, Multifamily, Medical office, Hospitality, Self- Storage and Health Care, including some great single-tenant sources, as well the market standard for credit tenant lease financing.
  • WESTCAP's stable of exclusive and semi-exclusive correspondent sources include:


    • AEGON USA 
    • Allianz Investment Corp
    • Aviva Investors
    • Broadview Financial
    • 40/86 Capital Advisors
    • GENWORTH
    • ING Investment Management
    • MEMBERS Capital  
    • NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    • OHIO NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
    • PNC/ARCS
    • StanCorp
    • Sun Life Assurance of Canada
    • UNUM Group
    • In addition to these outstanding correspondent life companies, we also enjoy successful long-term relationships with a full range of debt and equity programs, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD, a long list of CMBS, construction lenders, bridge lenders and mezz sources.


 
We are always available to discuss potential financing and or equity requirements, or to  provide a written quote to help convince a seller that you, or your client, are the most qualified buyer.  We will also handle any size transaction, as we are interested in establishing long-term relationships as early as possible.

 Steve Bridges
Executive Vice President
WESTCAP CORP
9960 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
Office: (949) 756-2520 x 204  Cell: (949) 235-1540
sbridges@westcapcorp.com www.westcapcorp.com
CA RE Broker: 00465840
 
 
 
 

Sunday, March 24, 2013

 

MARKET UPDATE
March 14
, 2012

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE UPDATE

Rates continue to remain incredibly low, although we are starting to see upward movement in the Treasuries, with substantial movement the past two weeks, on the first meaningful job numbers, a drop in unemployment to 7.7% from 7.9%, continued positive US corporate earnings reports, signs of traction in China's economy, continued indications that the worst of the Euro debt crisis may be behind them (although tough to see that yet), and most importantly traction in US housing construction on continued all time low residential inventory levels nationwide. I have been saying for the past two years that we would see no recovery or meaningful job growth until we see a rebound in housing construction. Well, it's hear, and based on current inventory levels, I would say it's here to stay for some time, unless we get sidetracked with Sequestration and the upcoming federal budget negotiations. The housing recovery will lead to more positive news and higher interest rates, as indicated below in the upward revised Bloomberg economists' survey. This said, we just received notice from one of our correspondent life companies that their rates are 3.05% for 5 years, 3.30% for 7 years and 3.95%-4.05% for 10 years.
Remember, you need a 20% increase in your gross income
to overcome a 1% increase in interest rates.

Deals of the Month
$25,000,000 on an investment grade lease with 16 years remaining on a 170,000 SF
office building. CMBS 10/30, 76% loan-to-purchase. CLOSED

$2,850,000 life company permanent for a 35,000 SF
single tenant office building in Irvine, CA. CLOSED

$50,000,000 life company permanent for a 203-unit luxury apartment building over ground floor retail, at 4.15% 10/30 with 5 years interest only. CLOSED

$6,300,000 on a 32,770 SF Rite Aid anchored neighborhood shopping center in Indio with a conduit lender. CLOSED

$29,400,000 hotel construction loan with a major money center bank. IN CLOSING

$17,500,000 hotel CMBS permanent loan. IN CLOSING

$9,400,000 bridge loan on a 62% leased 71,000 SF strip retail center on the following terms: 6% for a 5-year term amortized over 30 years with one of our many bridge lenders. CLOSED

$6,350,000 Life Company Forward Commitment Escondido owner-user build to suit warehouse 4.35%, 15/15 (borrower’s request to match lease term), rate locked in June prior to construction of improvements for a forward funding in December upon completion of construction. CLOSED

RATES
Life Companies
5-Year Fixed 3.05% - 4.25%; 10-Year Fixed 3.75% - 4.5%

Multifamily
5-Year Fixed 3.0% - 4.0%; 10-Year Fixed 3.25% -4.25%

Bridge Loans
$8 Million+  / 3-years plus options to extend, Fixed 5.5% - 6%

Construction Loans
LIBOR+300-400

10-Year Treasury Forecast   The average forecast of the 71 economists surveyed by Bloomberg in February moved their median estimates for the 10-year Treasury yield up from 1.80% to 1.90% for the 1st Q 2013, up from 2.51% to 2.62% for the 2nd Q 2014 and up from 2.71% to 2.79% for the 3rd Q 2014. The lowest estimates were 1.60%, up from 1.40%, 1.98% up from 1.70%, and 2.04% up from 1.71% respectively.
 
10 year Treasury Rates moved up over 2.0%  the highest level since April last year and up 35 bps since the middle of December.  The Fed continues to be the largest buyer of Treasuries to try to keep rates down.  The question is, how long will the FED continue to buy Treasuries at this rate and what is the price point needed to attract other buyers?  

Expert's Opinions
If you are interested in access to just about every major financial publication’s editorials, check the following website and save it in your bookmarks: http://www.realclearmarkets.com

Bill Gross Raises PIMCO's Growth Forecast to 3% for 2013:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-08/gross-raises-u-s-economic-growth-forecast-to-3-in-2013.html

Treasury Yields Rise to 11-Month High As Job Gains Top Forecasts:  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-08/treasuries-drop-as-payrolls-increase-unemployment-rate-falls.html

 
Ports Of Long Beach & Los Angeles Driving Our Local Economy: 
Port of Long Beach: http://www.polb.com/economics/default.asp
Long Beach Container Data:
http://www.polb.com/economics/stats/tonnage.asp  
Port of Los Angeles: http://www.portoflosangeles.org/
Los Angeles Container Data: http://www.portoflosangeles.org/maritime/stats.asp

The Month In Review The 10-year Treasury opened at 2.05% this morning (March 15), up from 1.97% on February 6, on positive investor reaction to the 12th hour fiscal cliff deal. The month opened with oil at $96.63, the Euro at $1.3519 vs. the Dollar and Gold at $1,676.50. January's revised job growth was adjusted down from 156,000 to 119,000. Key contributors to last month's rate movement were as follows:
  • Home prices rose at the fastest pace in 6 years, up 8.3% in December.
  • Europe's index of manufacturing & services rose to a 10-month high.
  • The US trade defect narrowed 21% in December, to smallest in 3 years.
  • US corporate earnings reports continue to impress.
  • OC home sales rose 30% with a 17% increase in the median price.
  • Default notices fell year over year 77% in OC and 78% in CA.
  • OC hotel occupancy was 75% in 2012, up from 72.8%, while room rates rose 5.4% overall, with luxury hotels gaining 7.8% over 2011.
  • OC job growth predicted to outpace the nation's and state's in 2013.
  • FED votes to keep buying bonds unless jobless rate declines, which spooked investors.
  • German business confidence rose sharply, adding evidence that the country may avoid recession, and lending additional optimism to the Euro debt crisis recovery.
  • Home prices in LA & OC rose 10.2% the 2nd half of 2012.
  • The consumer confidence index rose to 69.6, after 3 months of declines.
  • 2012 US bank earnings were the second best ever. They are lending again!
  • Bernenke testimony pushes the market higher, as he indicates the FED has the tools necessary to reduce stimulus and avoid a spike in inflation, but that the FED's ultra-low-rate policy is still needed "to help support housing, automobiles and other parts of the economy."
  • The US economic growth slowed to a crawl as 4th Q GDP grew 0.1%.
  • New car and truck sales were up 4% in February.
  • US manufacturing grew at the fastest pace since June 2011, as the manufacturing index reached 54.2. A reading above 50 indicates growth.
  • The effects of sequestration loom as no agreement is in sight between Congress and the White House.
  • OC has the nation's 4th-highest gain in home prices, up 11.7% from January 2011
  • The FED survey showed 10 of its 12 banking districts reported moderate to modest growth, which Boston and Chicago reported slow growth.
  • Employers added 236,000 jobs last month, the biggest increase in six years, and unemployment dropped last month from 7.9% to 7.7%. This is a very positive step, although the real unemployment still stands above 14%.
  • US employers advertised for more job openings in January, up 2.2% from December, and employers laid off the fewest workers in January since records for this statistic began in 2001.
  • Optimists slightly out-numbered pessimists among California consumers for the first time in six years.
  • US retail sales rose 1.1% in February, exceeding all Bloomberg survey expectations, and by the most in five months as improved job growth and stronger household finances cushioned the effects of higher payroll taxes.
  • February 6 saw oil at $92.55, the Euro at $1.301 vs. the Dollar and Gold at $1,590.95.

    WESTCAP CORP services over $1.2 BILLION with what we believe to be the best stable of life companies in Southern California.  We are representing some of the largest and most sophisticated developers and investors in Southern California on an ongoing basis, confirming that our sources offer great rates, flexibility and dependable execution. These  are solid lender relationships, which in most cases were originated almost 30 years ago with WESTCO, and then followed the principals to CAPMARK and then to WESTCAP in 2007.

    WESTCAP CORP is a member of Q10 Capital, an organization of 17 of major independent mortgage banking firms with 26 offices throughout the United States. Q10 members arranged $10 billion in the last 3 years, with a combined servicing portfolio of $15 billion for its institutional lenders. Q10's shared database of lending sources and market intelligence, including streaming quotes, insures that our clients are getting the best possible financing.
    www.Q10Capital.com
WESTCAP’s capacities include capital procurement for the following:
  • Loan sizes from $1,000,000 to $150,000,000+ nationwide.
  • Retail, Industrial, Office, Multifamily, Medical office, Hospitality, Self- Storage and Health Care, including some great single-tenant sources, as well the market standard for credit tenant lease financing.
  • WESTCAP's stable of exclusive and semi-exclusive correspondent sources include:
    • AEGON USA 
    • Allianz Investment Corp
    • Aviva Investors
    • Broadview Financial
    • 40/86 Capital Advisors
    • GENWORTH
    • ING Investment Management
    • MEMBERS Capital  
    • NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    • OHIO NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
    • PNC/ARCS
    • StanCorp
    • Sun Life Assurance of Canada
    • UNUM Group
In addition to these outstanding correspondent life companies, we also enjoy successful long-term relationships with a full range of debt and equity programs, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD, a long list of CMBS, construction lenders, bridge lenders and mezz sources.

We are always available to discuss potential financing and or equity requirements, or to  provide a written quote to help convince a seller that you, or your client, are the most qualified buyer.  We will also handle any size transaction, as we are interested in establishing long-term relationships as early as possible.

Steve Bridges
Executive Vice President
WESTCAP CORP
9960 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
Office: (949) 756-2520 x 204  Cell: (949) 235-1540
sbridges@westcapcorp.com
www.westcapcorp.com
CA RE Broker: 00465840