Trust. Experience. Execution.
Built with over four decades of debt & equity finance experience, the Kraus Team brings extensive lending relationships and market knowledge to your unique loan assignment. They deliver fresh insight & real time market data, assuring your financing assignment stays on track.
The Kraus Team’s established relationships and extensive lender database are key components to the success of your financing. Coupled with superior sales/rental comps and backed by a seasoned investment sales team, they excel at creating competition amongst lenders and obtaining best rate and terms.
team advantage
Expertise
40+ years placing debt
Experience that will guide you through the process every step of the way
Relationships
1,000+ lenders in a vetted, proprietary database
Established relationships ensure attention & response to your deal
Marketing
Bullseye, top-tier marketing brings guaranteed depth to your assignment
Controlling the selection process brings best rate and terms
Surety
Close on time and without retrade
In-house attention to underwriting/processing ensures red flags are addressed early
Queen’s Gambit — A Case Study
The Kraus Team closes a multi-stage $54.23 million refinancing of a 16-store WSS retail portfolio in Southern California.
$54.23M
REFINANCED RETAIL PORTFOLIO
3.25%
INTEREST RATE
15/15 yr
AMORTIZATION W/ INTEREST-ONLY PERIOD FOR 10 ASSETS
5+5/25 yr
AMORTIZATION FOR 6 ASSETS
additional DEAL HIGHLIGHTS
No bank fee / No prepayment penalty
Funding source: local banks
$4.3 million cash out to the borrower
Reduced the portfolio blended rate from to 3.25% from 4.85%
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Yield Curve Shenanigans: When Recession Indicators Go Rogue
June 4th, 2024
The inverted yield curve, the Holy Grail of recession indicators on Wall Street, is currently experiencing an anomaly. Historically, this curve—which occurs when short-term Treasury yields surpass those of long-term government bonds—has been a reliable precursor to economic downturns, accurately forecasting the past eight U.S. recessions without false signals. This time around things are radically different. Why?
