CDL Hospitality Trusts - Debt refinancing a likely booster

Most of CDREIT’s debt (S$297m) matures in July 2009, but we see little refinancing risk as it is backed by sponsor Millenium & Copthorne, whose gearing is also low at 14%. Successful refinancing of this debt would be a strong catalyst for the stock, in our view, as refinancing risk would then be completely eliminated. We assume higher [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:04:00

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Tips a Home Owner Should Know Before Refinancing

by katie George Mounting debt has many homeowners considering refinancing their mortgage for the purpose of cashing out the equity to consolidate credit card debt at a lower interest rate. Homeowners should not consider real estate mortgage refinance as a way to pay for a vacation unless it will be your last, a new car or a boat. A good [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 22:15:15

Debt Consolidation

  Are you concerned about your personal finances, and especially your debt, in this current economy? ... Consolidation: taking multiple debt or credit lines and consolidating them into one new payoff plan ... with one payment, typically shifting credit card debts to secured debt by refinancing a mortgage. It could also [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 21:04:14

Highlands/CSF merger includes refinancing bond debt

It’s official. New Mexico Highlands University will take over the College of Santa Fe ... s vice president of finance. NMHU, which will help refinance that debt, has many of the same ... the deal, there is:  • An agreement for both schools to cooperate in refinancing the college’s debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:41:09

Fears have been raised over the future of Aston Martin

Aston Martin’s future is blurry after it had been reported that Kuwait’s Investment Dar, which owns half the company, confirmed that it had problems refinancing its debt. Affected by the economic downturn, Investment Dar said that it has signed an agreement with investors and creditors to freeze claims, allowing it to have more time for restructuring.In 2007, a consortium led by Dave Richards bought Aston Martin from Ford for £480 million to get the majority stake. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 16:39:02

Tips for Mortgage Refinancing and Debt Consolidation

Many people discover that their credit card debt is out of control when they get their monthly bank statement ... your balance over-the-limit fees. It’s time to consider debt consolidation to save your money - credit card balance transfer, home equity loan or mortgage refinancing. One of the best ways to obtain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:48:15

Apply For Personal Loans Online For A Quick Response

The following article covers a topic that has recently moved to center stage–at least it seems that way. If you’ve been thinking you need to know more about high risk loans and personal loans, here’s your opportunity. Banks are the most common choice for people to get loans. This might be convenient for most people, but generally not the best option. Bankruptcy is as much deserving of a personal loan for refinancing, consolidation of debts, mortgaging or any kind of personal loans. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-08 18:13:18

Carnival of Personal Finance, Cyber Monday 2008 Edition

Welcome to the Carnival of Personal Finance! It’s officially Cyber Monday 2008, the online doppelgaenger to Black Friday ... What is freedom worth?“ Posts on Credit and Debt Free From Broke chats about medical treatment ... some aspects of refinancing consumer debt. Blueprint for Financial Prosperity has a list of 0% balance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 06:02:01

Investment Dar’s financial concerns create fear over Aston Martin’s future

Kuwaiti Investment Dar has admitted to problems with refinancing its debt, creating fears about Aston Martin’s future. According to AutoCar , Investment Dar has been hit hard by the global economic downturn and says that it has signed an agreement with investors and creditors to freeze claims, allowing it more time to restructure. Investment Dar purchased a 51 percent stake in 2007 in a consortium led by Dave Richards. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 23:55:17

Private Equity Re-Gifting: The Debt Exchange

Times are tough for buyout firm-backed companies. The economy is in recession, slowing business and hurting earnings. The credit markets remain shut, making refinancing debt difficult at best. That leaves few options for companies who have debt coming due soon and need to refinance it, or who simply need to rework [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 15:05:49

The Best Commercial Real Estate Jobs in 2009?

Jonathan Miller over at Trend Czar has an interesting post on the near term pain in commercial real estate ... t suddenly ramp up for quite a while unless they specialize in helping broken borrowers find refinancing ... : Debt Burdens–Stream of Consciousness. Copyright © 2009 Peter Pays Paul. This Feed is for personal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:53:01

First Update of the Year

The Berg household hasn’t changed much in the past few months. Our days consist of working, spending time with family, friends and our animals ... : -Paying off Debt!! -Jonn to finish school -Refinancing home -Jonn and Becca’s Future Farm ... and not to argue about it (not like we did).  We both can’t wait to be debt free and we are on our way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:22:08

REPORT: Aston Martin in jeopardy as parent company Investment Dar in financial turmoi

Is Aston Martin on the brink of insolvency? Britain's Guardian is reporting that the Kuwaiti fund that owns half of Aston is having trouble refinancing the debt it's incurred during the recent global economic crisis. It hasn't help that the fund failed to report its 2008 financial records on time and subsequently had trading halted on its shares. All isn't doom and gloom, however. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 19:52:37

Money Returns to Hollywood, to Little Applause

A degree of financial fizz has returned to Hollywood, but the industry is showing uncharacteristic restraint in its celebration, The New York Times’s Brooks Barnes writes.On Aug. 17, Steven Spielberg secured $325 million in additional movie financing. Two weeks later, the Walt Disney Companyplunked down $4 billion for Marvel Entertainment. Universal is refinancing $1 billion in theme park debt. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 09:16:57

Canaccord Adams on Four Likeliest Economic Scenarios for 2009

The vast number of one-of-a-kind events experienced recently make the coming year for capital markets very difficult to call. Lending by central banks and the velocity of money supply, massive refinancing of U.S. government debt, inflation or deflation, the direction of the U.S. dollar, an extremely weak consumer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:17:03

international debt

DO NOT consoldate yr debtt Eliminate It!!! Lgallyy Remove your credit card and other unsecured debt * WITHOUT ever making anothr payment to ... ://hiRMoiM89r.spaces.live.com/ This IS NOT: * Bankruptcy * Conslidation * Or refinancing of any ... in combined houusehold unseured debt to apply. * Must be a US residentt.... [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 23:32:46

Refinances Booming? Not As Much As You Think

Discount all the reports you read about Americans lining up to refinance their mortgages and take advantage of the lowest rates ever ... down. Only about a third of U.S. mortgage debt outstanding is likely to qualify for refinancing ... or Freddie Mac in the highest-cost areas. “The refinance boom is mostly impacting the people who need help [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:46:03

Important News for College Graduates

Attention recent college graduates: starting July 1st, ... loan consolidation program. All borrowers with non-consolidation federal student loans that were ... percent can save big money by refinancing their debt after July 1st of this year [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 20:30:00

Quigley Worries More "Friends & Family" Hiring On The Horizon

Forget the grandstanding about a moratorium on foreclosures ... with $740 million worth of new debt. "The story that isn't being told is what are they going ... Board members who supported taking on the debt -- along with refinancing $3 billion more -- say [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 16:12:35

USC Lusk Center Says Commercial Real Estate Will Continue to Weaken and Markets Won’t Grow for Two Years

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE) ... to lenders this year because cash flows have declined and, more importantly, debt coming due cannot be refinanced while credit is scarce. “Borrowers can still avoid foreclosure with creative restructuring [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:15:09

Bennet Takes The Credit

Bennet Takes The Credit January 9, 2009 - 6:00am - by Rocky Mountain Right The Denver Post is running an article today on Michael Bennet's probable ... , refinancing $300 million in pension debt at lower interest rates. This is certainly news to anyone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:00:00

DrumBeat: October 7, 2008

A Gift From the ’70s: Energy Lessons The presidential candidates claim to see America’s energy future, ... the government to approve state loans for refinancing debt, said a spokesman for OAO Lukoil [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 13:15:04

Menino to unions: Wage freeze or layoffs

Mayor Tom Menino tonight called on city unions to accept a wage freeze or face "painful, painful" ... and anticipated cuts in state aid. The city has already saved $30 million by refinancing debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:39:37

To Consolidate Credit Card Debt…

…with a home mortgage, you will generally be refinancing your property and taking cash out to pay off the debts. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:45:03

Select the Best Refinance Lender to Save Money

Replacing, refunding or repaying any new equity or debt or a combination of both is referred to as refinancing ... things that you must know while you approach best refinance lenders are: 1. Objective for mortgage refinance - Consolidation of bills or debts, to pay off your mortgage loan faster, lowering the hoemploy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 06:03:30

How To Get Out Of Debt FAST Without Bankruptcy Or Debt Conso

Discharge and eliminate 100 percent of your Credit Card Debt without Bankruptcy, Consolidation, or Refinancing. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 02:50:45

Capmark Funds $62M for Pair of Connecticut M-F Properties

Capmark Finance Inc. has originated a total of $62.4 million in permanent, fixed-rate debt through its Fannie Mae DUS program for the refinancing of two Connecticut multi-family properties. Commercial Property News - Northeast Realestate News [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:53:00

The Real Janet

KPNX viewers got a glimpse of the real Janet Napolitano during a meeting of the State Loan Commission ... for a few years, actually increased our lifestyle by spending down our 401k and refinancing our house ...  out of this within a fiscal year.  Increasing long term debt to cover operating expenses is clearly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 18:34:29

Sirius: NY Times Piece Paints Grim Picture of Debt Troubles

Today’s New York Times (NYT) business sections has a feature on Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) by Tim Arango and the travails it faces as it tries to refinance almost $1 billion in debt coming ... with Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin, who is philosophical about the difficulties of refinancing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 17:45:29

Sirius: NY Times Piece Paints Grim Picture of Debt Troubles

Sirius: NY Times Piece Paints Grim Picture of Debt Troubles Posted by Tiernan Ray Today’s New York Times (NYT) ... as it tries to refinance almost $1 billion in debt coming due next year, including $193.5 million ... , who is philosophical about the difficulties of refinancing in the current environment. As Karmazin concedes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 12:00:00

RON CAREY: “COUNTERPOINT: PAPER’S ARTICLE ON COLEMAN WAS SHAMEFUL”

“At a time when people across the country are tightening their belts, scrimping to get by and saving every dollar they can, ... on its front page Saturday. The article, titled ‘Norm Coleman: 1 house, 14 years, 12 debt terms,’ is a new ... on its valuable front page to post the history of Norm Coleman’s home refinancing and package [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:54:06

One Reason I’ve Been So Quiet

Today GamerDude and I signed the final paperwork involved in refinancing a rental property that we own as a means to get out from under the load of too much debt. This is one of those things that I was holding back from talking about here until I was sure that everything went through. I cannot describe the relief of no longer having to live paycheck to paycheck (and even then only barely making it as year by year we fell into mroe and more debt). And while we are still in the same amount of [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 01:53:47

Refis

On the eve of the closing for my refinancing, I notice this from the W$J: ... ). Now I understand why: Only about a third of U.S. mortgage debt outstanding is likely to qualify ... Interest rates on fixed-rate mortgage loans for prime borrowers have fallen to below [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:42:15

Any Homeowners Bailout Will Be Unfair

The title above is important context for this post ... . There has been chatter about refinancing mortgages to 4.5%, but then the chatter moved to talk of 3%. This would create ... with a bunch of 3% debt that is unlikely to refinance away will face a whole new set of writedowns [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 16:32:04

A Lot of Homes for Sale

A Lot of Homes for Sale A Lot of Homes for Sale Many experts believe that a housing market recovery is just what's needed to revive the ... more refinancing. Rates began falling as the Federal Reserve launched an effort in late November to aid housing and rein in spreads on related debt and securities. Some of the worst-affected areas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:25:48

Refinancing Auto Loan: Does It Really Make Sense?

by Asem Eltaher A car is a very useful thing to have. However, paying for it is another topic that is not always that easy one. This appears to be true, if you know how many hundreds thousands of people are looking to refinancing auto loan or car refinance loans for bad credit. Normally, the average person gets a beater from one of the buy-here-pay-here places and they spend a small sum for a car that just barely works. Others need a fortune and the only way for these is to get a financial aid. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 11:40:59

Mortgage Refinance After Bankruptcy

Author : Elizabeth Grant If you are considering remortgaging your home after Bankruptcy, there are many factors to consider in the decision making process Here we discuss some of the essentials topics that will enable you to decide if releasing equity from your home is your best option Becoming bankrupt If you are in a bad debt situation and are thinking of declaring yourself bankrupt, then the first thing you should do is get legal and financial advice to make sure that this is your best [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 22:46:33

How To Obtain A Mortgage Loan Modification To Prevent Foreclosure

In today's economic environment, mortgage foreclosure hurts everyone. The homeowner's credit score is destroyed and, most importantly, they are forced out of their homes causing them to lose everything they put into the property. The homeowners' neighborhood loses as property values decline, crime rates go up, and the tax base evaporates. And the lenders lose because the cost of foreclosure is extremely high and they must report foreclosures as non-performing assets. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 15:17:38

Refinancing Auto Loan: The Right And The Wrong Way!

September 27, 2009 | By Asem Eltaher In Finance | by Asem EltaherIn our down economy and hard times, everyone will tell you that they have cut down so much of what they usually spend due to the hard economic times. Some have lost a lot while others are just hanging on. People are doing everything they can to make sure that they stretch their check so that it lasts as long as it possibly can. One of those things that people are doing to see this through is refinancing auto loan. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 15:30:41

Words from the (investment) wise 9.27.09

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 21 – 27, 2009) After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 12:05:27

REPORT: Aston Martin in jeopardy as parent company Investment Dar in financial turmoil

Filed under: Performance , Aston Martin , Earnings/Financials , Luxury Is Aston Martin on the brink of insolvency? Britain's Guardian is reporting that the Kuwaiti fund that owns half of Aston is having trouble refinancing the debt it's incurred during the recent global economic crisis. It hasn't help that the fund failed to report its 2008 financial records on time and subsequently had trading halted on its shares. All isn't doom and gloom, however. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:29:00

Pimco’s El-Erian Properly Frames the Financial Debate

Pimco CEO Mohamed El-Erian I am increasingly impressed by Pimco CEO Mohamed El-Erian. Why? I believe El-Erian consistently provides a thoughtful and informed opinion and analysis of the global economic landscape. I witness his sagacity again this morning in reading his Financial Times commentary, Return of The Old Ways of Thinking Threatens Recovery : We are at the point of maximum confusion in the multi-year transition of the global economy, markets and policymaking. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 13:34:51

A bloody mess…

F or reading up on commercial real estate, Robert Knakal’s blog is one of my favorite sites.  His topics are of interest.  He has good commenters that are knowledgable about the commercial real estate business and his writing is accessible to the layperson.  His latest post is the perfect summary of the significant problem facing commercial real estate properties, a problem that will plague commercial real estate for years, as it is estimated that there will be in excess of $ 1 trillion [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 19:18:07

Words from the (Investment) Wise (Sept. 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 14:33:29

Residential Real Estate attracts Private Money: guest post by Brian Dubuc

Christmas, and then inevitably New Year’s has come and gone. While the stock market seems to have stabilized, business media types continue to latch on to all manner of bad news. It does strike me as completely ironic that I wake up and look out of my bedroom window to see that my neighbor’s attractive “Five-Four and a Door East Cobb Georgian” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 14:33:19

What DO Smart Homeowners Have In Common? Mortgage Acceleration Learn More

by Jerry Smith Most of your payments go towards paying off mortgage interest rather than paying off principal. f you decide to refinance or move to another home your 30 year mortgage automatically now becomes a 40 year mortgage. For most of us it could take up to four decades to pay off the mortgage. And what if your are extremely close to retiring. Your mortgage could outlast your retirement years and then your kids are left with the financial burden of paying off your home. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 12:30:10

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 21 – 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:51:48

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 21 – 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:51:48

Is Bush Tanking Stocks to Grab the Remaining $350 Billion TARP? Remember the much decried end-of-Clinton- era pardons, the most controversial of which involved tax cheat and storied trader Marc Rich? Well, if I am reading the tea leaves right, those shenanigans pales compared to the nonsense Bush is trying to pull in his last week in office [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:43:00

The Weimar Hyperinflation? Could it Happen Again?

Some worried commentators are predicting a massive hyperinflation of the sort suffered by Weimar Germany in 1923, when a wheelbarrow full of paper money could barely buy a loaf of bread. An April 29 editorial in the San Francisco Examiner warned: “With an unprecedented deficit that’s approaching $2 trillion, budget proposal is a surefire prescription for hyperinflation. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 11:49:27

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