ANALYST CERTIFICATIONS AND IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES ARE IN THE DISCLOSURE APPENDIX. FOR OTHER IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES, PLEASE REFER TO https://firesearchdisclosure.credit-suisse.com. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES RESEARCH & ANALYTICS BEYOND INFORMATION ® Client-Driven Solutions, Insights, and Access 12 July 2012 Fixed Income Research http://www.credit-suisse.com/researchandanalytics CMBS and CMBX spreads and prices CMBS swap spread 1-wk chg Trailing 12-month 7/10/12 Min Max Avg AAA 5yr 260 0 260 350 293 AAA 10yr 200 0 180 355 244 GG10 A4 239 -1 213 390 279 AM 425 0 350 825 534 AJ 1250 -25 890 1775 1401 CMBS price AA 10yr 45 0 38 52 44 A 10yr 27 0 23 32 27 BBB 10yr 15 0 14 16 15 BBB- 10yr 11 0 9 11 10 New issue CMBS* AAA 5yr (30% CE) 105 0 100 185 120 AAA 10yr (30% CE) 145 0 100 185 133 AAA Junior 195 0 175 340 245 AA 265 0 230 515 322 A 420 0 320 615 436 BBB- 700 0 575 815 672 CMBX.3 AAA 92.5 -0.1 85.3 94.3 90.8 AM 83.0 -0.4 70.8 86.0 80.1 AJ 61.9 0.0 51.4 74.0 62.2 BBB 9.4 -0.1 9.3 14.0 11.1 BBB- 7.7 0.0 7.7 12.8 9.4 * Partial trailing 12-month data; data series starts in September 2011 Source: Credit Suisse, Markit Research Analysts Roger Lehman +1 212 325 2123 [email protected]Serif Ustun, CFA +1 212 538 4582 [email protected]Sylvain Jousseaume +1 212 325 1356 [email protected]Tee Chew +1 212 325 8703 [email protected]CMBS Market Watch Weekly Securitized Products Americas Market activity and relative value The CMBS market largely met our performance expectations during the first half of 2012. Despite spreads being tighter today than they were at the start of the year, we still believe CMBS remains attractive, offers good relative value and, barring a large negative macro event, can continue to see spreads narrow in the second half. Furthermore, we would argue that CMBS, while still exposed to such shocks may now have less sensitivity than a year ago. While there remain potential obstacles to further spread tightening, we believe the positives outnumber the negatives for at least certain portions of the CMBS capital stack and look for them to perform well. Specifically, in the legacy sector, we still favor the wider-trading super- seniors, the mid- and wider-name AMs, as well as select AJs. We also continue to believe there is good value in the new issue CMBS market as well as certain parts of the agency CMBS universe. We also believe CMBX.3 AJs have gotten cheap to both CMBX.4 AJs and CMBX.3 AMs. We continue to believe, as we did at the start of the year, that given the outlook for a continued low-growth, low interest rate environment, we expect commercial real estate prices to remain near their current levels. We also take a first look at CRE Fundamentals in 2Q from the preliminary data. CMBS loans in the news The Skyline Portfolio showed an appraisal of just $296.6 million, according the July remittance report for GECMC 2007-C1. Give the erroneous reported value in April, we are looking to confirm that number. The reports indicate a brief forbearance and ongoing modification discussions. RXR is reportedly buying 450 Lexington Avenue (CSMC 2007-C5 and CSMC 2008-C1). After a short maturity extension, we think it likely the loan will payoff. The Nestle 94 Pool (WBCMT 2007-C34) is being restructured and will probably be modified. We also discuss some updates on Bank of America Plaza (CGCMT 2006-C4), 2100 Ross (WBCMT 2007-C34), and Tower at Erieview (BSCMS 2006- PW12).
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ANALYST CERTIFICATIONS AND IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES ARE IN THE DISCLOSURE APPENDIX. FOR OTHER
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES, PLEASE REFER TO https://firesearchdisclosure.credit-suisse.com.
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES RESEARCH & ANALYTICS BEYOND INFORMATION®
Client-Driven Solutions, Insights, and Access
12 July 2012
Fixed Income Research
http://www.credit-suisse.com/researchandanalytics
CMBS and CMBX spreads and prices
CMBS swap spread
1-wk chg
Trailing 12-month
7/10/12 Min Max Avg
AAA 5yr 260 0 260 350 293
AAA 10yr 200 0 180 355 244
GG10 A4 239 -1 213 390 279
AM 425 0 350 825 534
AJ 1250 -25 890 1775 1401
CMBS price
AA 10yr 45 0 38 52 44
A 10yr 27 0 23 32 27
BBB 10yr 15 0 14 16 15
BBB- 10yr 11 0 9 11 10
New issue CMBS*
AAA 5yr (30% CE) 105 0 100 185 120
AAA 10yr (30% CE) 145 0 100 185 133
AAA Junior 195 0 175 340 245
AA 265 0 230 515 322
A 420 0 320 615 436
BBB- 700 0 575 815 672
CMBX.3
AAA 92.5 -0.1 85.3 94.3 90.8
AM 83.0 -0.4 70.8 86.0 80.1
AJ 61.9 0.0 51.4 74.0 62.2
BBB 9.4 -0.1 9.3 14.0 11.1
BBB- 7.7 0.0 7.7 12.8 9.4
* Partial trailing 12-month data; data series starts in September 2011 Source: Credit Suisse, Markit
The loan is set to mature this month and the servicer’s watchlist comment mentioned
that there might be a short three-month extension granted. With the valuation above the
total debt amount we believe that it is likely that the loan will pay off in the coming
months. The loan is currently performing.
Possible restructuring of the Nestle 94 Pool
WBCMT 2007-C34
CapLease, Inc released a statement on July 10, 2012, that “it had repurchased the junior
first mortgage note” on the three industrial properties backing the Nestle 94 Pool loan
($106 million balance representing 7.3% of WBCMT 2007-C34). At securitization, in
addition to the securitized note, the property’s financing included a senior A-2 note (with a
balance of $11 million), a junior A-note (with a balance of $3.8 million) and a B-note (with a
balance of $24.7 million) all held outside the trust and all subordinated to the securitized
loan. Based on the balance mentioned in the statement, it appears that the senior A-2 note
was what was repurchased by CapLease.
The statement also mentioned that discussions with the special servicer to restructure the
loan are on-going. The loan is scheduled to mature in August 2012 and was transferred to
the special servicer in May 2012 due to an imminent maturity default. The loan, however,
is still performing and has not been delinquent.
The three underlying properties in the pool are all leased to a single tenant, Nestle Food
Company, although two of them are subleased to Del Monte Corp and General Mills. The
leases on all three properties are set to expire in December 2012. According to the most
recent servicer’s comments, Nestle has renewed the lease in one property for another five
years and Del Monte Corp has signed a five-year lease in the property that it is currently
subleasing. As for the third, Nestle had declined to renew its lease. The servicer
comments also mentioned that without a new tenant in the third property, occupancy will
drop to 70%.
One additional potential hurdle the borrower faces is the upcoming expiration of the
leasehold agreement in January 2013. At expiration, the borrower has the option to either
buy the land at fair market value or pay the rent due under the ground lease ($1.12 million
for all three properties).
We think that a likely modification for this loan would be an extension and perhaps a
temporary relief on the payment rate. The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) as of year-
end 2011 came in at 1.9x, and even with a 30% vacancy we do not expect the DSCR to
drop below 1.0x.
Bank of America Plaza to be sold out of receivership
CGCMT 2006-C4
The Bank of America Plaza loan appears to be moving closer to liquidation after
Transwestern disclosed in a press release that it was named exclusive sale agent for the
building. The 303,064 square foot office building is located in the central business district
of Columbia, South Carolina, with Bank of America occupying 21% of the space. The
building’s vacancy currently stands at 30% according to the press release.
The $33.5 million loan is securitized in CGCMT 2006-C4 and accounts for 1.6% of the
deal. It was transferred to special servicing in March 2011 due to monetary default and a
receiver was put in place in August.
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CMBS Market Watch Weekly 14
2100 Ross foreclosure cancelled
WBCMT 2007-C34
The Dallas Business Journal has reported that the July 3 foreclosure auction for 2100
Ross has been cancelled. The foreclosure listing firm was quoted saying that the move
was not unusual for such a large asset and that it could be reposted for foreclosure at a
later date. We had previously announced the foreclosure auction on June 15.
The Dallas office building is currently owned by the Moinian Group and backs a $61 million
loan in WBCMT 2007-C34 (4.2% of the deal). The loan was transferred to special
servicing in July 2011 and missed its balloon maturity date this past May. The servicing
notes indicate that modification discussions are ongoing. The property was last appraised
for just under $60 million in February.
Tower at Erieview liquidated with 46.6% loss
BSCMS 2006-PW12
We wrote recently that the loan backed by Tower at Erieview had been sold at a discount,
but the purchase price was not revealed. The July remittance report released today
revealed that the loan had taken a loss of 46.6%. The net proceeds received on liquidation
was $25.7 million, but after repaying cumulative ASERs as well as servicers advances and
other fees and expenses, the final proceeds were reduced to $22.6 million.
The loss from this loan (coupled with three other loans with small losses) wrote down the
remainder of Class J (originally rated BB+) and 65% of Class H (originally rated BBB-).
Exhibit 23: Notable large loan payoffs & liquidations in July
Deal CMBX Loan
Maturity Bal
($mn) Prop type City State Loss
(%)* Defeased
BACM 2007-1** 3 Pacific Shores Jan-12 92.7 Office Redwood City CA 1.8 No
GECMC 2007-C1 92.7 1.8
BACM 2007-2 4 Howard Crossing Jan-13 153.0 Multifamily Ellicott City MD 0 No
BSCMS 2006-PW12 2 Tower at Erieview Apr-16 42.4 Office Cleveland OH 46.6 No
COMM 2003-LB1A Chandler Fashion Center Nov-12 45.2 Retail Chandler AZ 0 No
GMACC 2003-C1 47.0 0
GMACC 2003-C1 Oakbrook Center Oct-12 49.6 Retail Oak Brook IL 0 No
* Losses less than 3% are considered low-loss. ** July remittance for BACM 2007-1 not reported yet. The loss is inferred from the pari-passu note reported in GECMC 2007-C1. Source: Credit Suisse, Trustee reports
Note: Liquid U.S. Corporate Index is an investment-grade, corporate bond index consisting of ~800 liquid, US dollar-denominated issues, priced daily and rebalanced monthly by Credit Suisse. Source: Credit Suisse
Note: Liquid U.S. Corporate Index is an investment-grade, corporate bond index consisting of ~800 liquid, US dollar-denominated issues, priced daily and rebalanced monthly by Credit Suisse. FNMA DUS spreads over swaps are for corporate settle par priced pools. Source: Credit Suisse
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CMBS Market Watch Weekly 17
Exhibit 29: CMBX prices as at July 10, 2012
CMBX 5 (CMBX 2008-1) AAA AM AJ AA A BBB BBB- BB
Current Price 92.50 79.94 61.81 43.23 26.98 18.08 14.29 5.00
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