Structured Thoughts: Commercial Real Estate Refinancing Landscape
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In our latest Structured Thoughts podcast, Ed Reardon, Head of Securitization Research is joined by Michael Cohen, Managing Partner and Founder of Brighton Capital Advisors for a discussion on the challenges for maturing CRE loans even in a bullish lending market
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