Real Estate & REITs
Lenders size loans on LTV, DSCR, AND debt yield. Why all three, and which one binds when?
Model answer
Each metric has a different blind spot, so lenders take the SMALLEST loan the three allow: (1) LTV depends on appraised value, which inflates when cap rates compress - at the top of a cycle, 65% LTV…
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