with Michael Cohen
CMBS Reality Check
ABOUT THE EPISODE
CMBS – commercial mortgage backed securities – are no longer an abstract risk, they’re a daily negotiation.
In my latest conversation with Michael Cohen, we’re getting real about what’s actually happening inside CMBS loan workouts, extensions, and borrower-lender negotiations, with a sharp focus on New York City, hotels, and multifamily assets.
And candid about why documentation matters more than optimism, why integrity still carries weight in distressed negotiations, and how borrowers can approach lenders with a proven plan instead of false hope.
Our discussion builds on themes first explored in a prior episode, CMBS Loan Maturities Are the Real Stress Test (https://youtu.be/I6OvwSPTHXY), where CMBS maturities and structural pressure were laid out. This episode shows how those pressures are now playing out in real time.
If you want to understand how CMBS decisions are really being made, and what proactive borrowers are doing differently right now, this conversation delivers clarity without hype.
About Our Guest:
Michael Cohen is the Founder and Managing Partner of Brighton Capital Advisors, a commercial real estate advisory firm specializing in representing borrowers and their attorneys in CMBS and CLO loan servicing workouts. Connect further with Michael on LinkedIn.
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