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Swaptions: What Smart Borrowers Are Doing Now

Client Case Study: The Swaption With long-term interest rates at multi-year lows and falling, we are often asked how borrowers can lock-in long-term rates today on debt maturing in one year, two years, or beyond. The borrowers’ dilemma is their permanent debt placement or refinance isn’t happening for a couple of years…is there any way […]

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Rates are on the Rise: What Smart Borrowers are Doing Now

Regardless of your or our personal opinion, it’s undeniable that interest rates are steadily climbing higher.  As borrowers contemplate the pain a world of higher rates will bring, one thing is crystal clear: the cost of financing is becoming more and more expensive; higher rates are likely to raise financing costs and reduce asset values, especially […]