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CRE Risk Trends and Lending Metrics

No two lenders are alike. Differences in risk management and mitigation strategies can underpin wide disparities in market share, profitability, and regulatory constraints. Whether in support of the largest or the most focussed lenders, Chandan's data and analytics enable more systematic assessments of mortgage default risk and pool performance before problems arise. Contact us to learn how we are helping lenders to engage the market while managing evolving regulatory demands.

February 1 | Bank Regulator Briefing

Washington DC | Sam Chandan will address bank regulators from the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and other federal agencies, at a meeting hosted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Dr Chandan's comments will address current trends in commercial real estate lending standards as well as the management of legacy distress by regional and community banks.

Materials from Dr Chandan's presentation will be available for download by clients after the presentation.

January 31 | CCIM-NAIOP Utah CRE Symposium

Salt Lake City | The 18th Annual CCIM-NAIOP Utah Commercial Real Estate Symposium is one of the largest gatherings of industry professionals representing every facet of the commercial real estate market. Dr Sam Chandan will keynote this year's conference, offering his outlook for the national and Utah economies and commercial real estate markets. His comments will focus on liquidity conditions and the role of banks and CMBS lenders in supporting investment activity in the Southwest.

January 26 | CCIM Institute

New York City | The CCIM Institute's 2012 Real Estate Forecast will open with a general session entitled the Big Picture. The session's keynote panel brings together leading industry thinkers: BlackRock's Sally Gordon, Shorenstein's Robert Underhill, Columbia Business School's Professor Christopher Mayer, and Dr Sam Chandan, Chief Economist at Chandan Economics and Adjunct Professor at the Wharton School.

2012 Real Estate Forecast: The Big Picture | CCIM Institute Real Estate Forecast
January 26 2012 | 08:30 to 09:30 | New York Bar Association Building | New York City

January 19 | Real Estate Lenders Association

Chicago | Coinciding with the release of Chandan Economics' Q1 2012 Market Risk Monitor lending trends report for Chicago, Dr Sam Chandan will give an evening keynote at a reception hosted by the Real Estate Lenders Association (RELA). Dr Chandan will address current trends in the sources and cost of credit and the impact of regulatory and monetary policy on liquidity conditions.

Real Estate Lenders Association | New Year’s Cocktail Reception
Featuring Dr Sam Chandan
Chicago | Hub 51 | 51 West Hubbard Street | 18:00 to 20:00

January 18 | Young Mortgage Bankers Association

New York City | Sam Chandan will moderate the keynote panel at the 2012 inaugural luncheon of the Young Mortgage Bankers Association.

Commercial Real Estate in 2012 | Young Mortgage Bankers Association
January 18 2012 | 12:00 to 14:00 | Union League Club | New York City
Registration details will be posted at the YMBA website.

January 18 | CNBC

As Home Buying Returns, Do Apartments Face a Bubble? | by Diana Olick | CNBC's Diana Olick explains that strong demand for apartments has coincided with limited development activity, allowing rents and occupancy rates to rise. "But with the single family housing market slowly beginning to show signs of life," she writes, "the concern among banks and investors is that all that supply will hit the market just as rental demand drops off." CNBC cites data from Chandan Economics showing a surge in apartment lending during the last year.