• Although treasury yields have recently moved higher - with the 10-year in the range of 1.6% - the competitive lending environment has generally kept lenders from raising loan interest rates yet.
• The Fed Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed that they will begin tapering their bond purchases around November, raising the prospect of continued treasury yield increases, which may eventually push lenders to raise loan interest rates.

Soundview is working with a national bridge lender offering high-leverage bridge loans of up to $20 million. They will lend up to 95% LTC on nearly all property types (excluding ground-up construction and land). Although the interest rate (at around 10%) is relatively steep, the program provides:

• funding for challenging business plans including vacant buildings and construction completion,
• relatively easy one-stop shopping for most of the project capital needed, and
• a competitive cost of capital compared to the alternatives of arranging high-cost junior debt or additional equity.

Over the years, our team has arranged financing for our clients to build, renovate, and effectively manage their real estate investments.

Here are a few examples of how we have helped our clients through creative debt and equity solutions:

Do you have a project in mind? Contacting us is the first step to receiving the creative capital you need.

"It's really about how to prepare for and bounce back from difficult times," says Kristin Jensen, AIA, principal and managing director for Gensler.

Property owners, employers, and employees are taking a hard look at what the post-pandemic workplace will look like.

Some of the most popular features include office walls and desks that are moveable and convertible to accommodate different workers and teams. An emphasis on outdoor work and break areas has also come up.

Much of the work "place" will be malleable and virtual. The property and amenity needs won't go away, they will evolve.

8% of employees surveyed by Gensler are planning to increase their workspaces by more than 50%.

And sustainability will continue to have an increasing presence in design and workspace builds. The future is a mix of resolving pre-pandemic issues and incorporating post-pandemic pivots to create a more modern workplace for us all.

Recently, Verdantix published a survey of corporate real estate and facilities management executives. Here are some of the big takeaways:

• Top priorities in real estate management include:
• cost reduction (30%)
• enhancing staff health and wellbeing (25%)
• decarbonizing buildings (22%)

• Other high priority initiatives include:
• increasing the amount of agile working
• gaining more value from facilities contractors
• increasing the use of mobile apps
• enhancing cybersecurity risk management

Increasing the value and efficiency of commercial spaces will continue to gain popularity as the rise of the hybrid workforce becomes more permanent.

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