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May 2007
Volume 6, Issue 5

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Cohen Financial Daily Credit Market Report

Cohen Financial Announces Financings

If you're investing in commercial real estate and need capital, Cohen Financial is the ideal advocate. Our professionals can help you get your deal financed, no matter where you are in the investment cycle. With the services we offer - debt placement, equity placement, investment brokerage and loan administration - you can turn to us for all your commercial real estate transaction needs.

For more information, contact at

$233,500,000
North Miami, FL

193 Acres
Mixed-Use Development

Credit Facility
Institutional Investment Bank

$25,140,000

Greater Metro Boston, MA

171,171 Sq. Ft. - 6 Properties
Retail - Unanchored

Refinance
CMBS Lender

$34,000,000
Eatontown, NJ

135,000 Sq. Ft.
Office - Mid Rise

Acquisition Financing
Correspondent Life Insurance Co.

$6,200,000
Red Bluff, CA

97 Rooms
Hotel - Limited Service

Acquisition Financing
Bank

Cohen Financial is a national real estate capital services firm offering debt and equity placement, investment brokerage, loan administration and advisory services. The company is recognized as one of the nation’s largest originators of commercial real estate financing. Since 2004, the company has completed over $14.1 billion in debt, equity and investment sale transactions; provided advisory services on more than $1 billion of assets and maintains a loan servicing portfolio of more than $4.5 billion. Cohen Financial serves clients throughout the U.S. from offices in 11 major markets.

Bricks and Mortar

Drivers affecting demand for different types of property

Green Design Goes Mainstream
Retail properties gaining momentum in sustainable design
by Dees Stribling - National Real Estate Investor

Sustainable Development
Trend is growing momentum
by Megan Michelson and Katie Arnold - Outside

Investing in Green Living
Luxurious yet natural and eco-friendly
by Brianne Gloski and Brian A. Lee - Western Real Estate Business

Investing News

Thoughts, facts, and opinions on investing strategies

Real Estate Moguls Go Green
But the little guy can play, too
by Walecia Konrad - Fast Company

Office Markets in San Francisco, Silicon Valley Stage a Comeback
Technology is growing force in office sector
by Jennifer S. Forsyth and Sara Seddon Kilbinger - Wall Street Journal

Capital Markets

Factors affecting the availability and pricing of capital

The Business of Climate Change
Companies design facilities around regulations
by Truman Semans and Andre de Fontaine – GeoTimes

Cleantech to Spur the Economy
Biggest opportunity of the century
by Jack Uldrich - The Motley Fool

Cohen Financial is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (CMSA) and the National Multi-Housing Council (NMHC).

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