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And there will be plenty to buy. "There's probably a lot of financial institutions that hold mortgage debt today that just can't hold it long-term and will eventually have to be sellers, whether it's regional banks or major financial institutions that need to deleverage," says Greg...
First, if a tsunami of private-equity players and REITs jump into the sector, competition for assets will heat up, which could drive prices up. If this happens, potential profits will shrink, says Tom Fink, senior vice president of Trepp LLC, a commercial-mortgage-research firm.
Second, pricing the asset right is tricky. If real estate fundamentals continue to deteriorate over an extended period of time, more loans will go into default and the value of the mortgage securities will decline further. This could cause problems for entities that overpay. "If you buy a mortgage at...
So far, investors have been cautious on the group, giving only lukewarm receptions to four entities that recently went public in the sector: PennyMac raised only $335 million in its IPO - less than half of the $750 million it had expected - and its stock fell below its opening price after...
Investors may be jittery, having watched a number of mortgage REITs, such as New Century Financial Corp. and American Home Mortgage Investment Corp., file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection over the past couple of years, and others, such as Arbor Realty Trust and Gramercy Capital, struggling to stay afloat. Even...