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% 
 
 
 
 
 
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Steve Bridges 949-756-2520 
x204 Mobile: 949-235-1540 
 
 
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MARKET 
UPDATE June 27, 
2013 
 
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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. 
 
 
 
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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 
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110,000 SF Pacific 
Sales, Petco anchored center refinanced with GENWORTH (life company). 
CLOSED 
 
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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 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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 
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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.  
 
 
 
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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. 
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
  
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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.
  
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