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Lecture Series

NATIONAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES

The Lecture Series hosted by First American National Commercial Services provides webinars and in-depth presentations regarding the most significant issues facing the commercial real estate market today. Educational and informative, the Lecture Series has something for all segments of commercial real estate. Whether you are a transactional attorney or a real estate investor, the topics covered will provide answers to many of the questions facing the industry today. Delivered by presenters with subject matter expertise, we invite you to join an upcoming lecture to learn more.

Lectures Topics
(including Webinar Presentations)

WED
21'SEP
2011

Is It Really Possible to
Restructure CMBS Debt?

Is it possible to really restructure CMBS debt? Can commercial real estate owners with CMBS loans really get their loan restructured or do the special servicers just tend to foreclose and ask questions later? What would motivate them to do a restructure and what kinds of restructures are they really doing? Don't they just kick the can further down the road rather than really restructure? Hear from an industry expert in CMBS restructures (someone who has led special servicing credit committees) what the key determinates are to get a CMBS loan restructured. Commercial real estate owners will want to know this information!

This webinar covers the following and a lot more:

Overview of the CMBS market today

Parties, roles and motivations

CMBS special servicer

CMBS restructures
   » Are the services still kicking the can further down the road
   » The primary drivers in a restructure
        ♦ State
        ♦ Maturity Date
   » 4 Basic types of restructures
   » Note sales
   » Average recovery rates

Future of CMBS

Presented by:

Ann Hambly, Chief Executive Officer
1st Service Solutions, Inc.
1701 W. Northwest Hwy., Suite 100
Grapevine, TX 76051
Tel: (817) 756-7227 ext. 500
Fax: (817) 310-6688
Email: ahambly@1stsss.com
Click here for Ann's Bio

TUE
26'APR
2011

Purchasing Distressed Real Estate –
Top Ten Issues When Buying Distressed
Commercial Real Estate

This presentation addresses the special issues to be considered when buying distressed property. Usually this is property owned by a person who lacks sufficient funds to pay the property's operating expenses and debt service. In many cases, the property is in foreclosure, or on the brink of it.

This webinar covers the following and a lot more:

Client Expectations

Recognizing Distressed Property

Determining Status of Seller's Mortgage Loan

Special Purchase Agreement Provisions When Purchasing from Owner (Not the Lender)

Due Diligence

Buying From Seller's Lender – Buying What?

Negotiating With Lenders

Title Insurance

Fraudulent Transfers

Seller's Bankruptcy

Presented by:

David W. Kelley, Attorney
Leonard, Street and Deinard, PA
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: (612) 335-1670
Fax: (612) 335-1657
Email: david.kelley@leonard.com
Click here for Davids's Bio

WED
09'JUN
2010

Defaulted Securitized Commercial Loans –
Working with the Special Servicer

What happens when your client defaults on its securitized commercial mortgage and the lender is a trust? Learn about the structure of the typical securitized loan and the unique issues that you may face when your lender is a trust and your contact is the special servicer.

This webinar covers the following and a lot more:

Structure of a CMBS Pool and the Various Parties

Transfer of Loans from Master Servicer to Special Servicer

Special Servicers Responsibilities and Required and Permitted Actions

Negotiating with a Special Servicer

Current Treasury Department Guidance

Title Insurance Issues to Consider When Modifying or Assigning a Loan

Presented by:

Steven W. Meyer, Partner
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Plaza VII, suite 3300
45 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: (612) 607-7000
Fax: (612) 607-7100
Email: smeyer@oppenheimer.com
Click here for Steven's Bio

Mary E. Senkus, Partner
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Plaza VII, suite 3300
45 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: (612) 607-7000
Fax: (612) 607-7100
Email: msenkus@oppenheimer.com
Click here for Mary's Bio

WED
20'JAN
2010

California Non-Judicial Foreclosures -
Trustee Services and Title Products

What are the benefits of a non-judicial foreclosure?

A walk through of the California statutory foreclosure process

Examination of a trustee's forms used to process a foreclosure

Examination of a Trustee's Sale Guarantee (TSG)

What title insurance coverage is provided a foreclosing lender under its existing title policy

Post-foreclosure title insurance product (what you can expect your title insurer to cover and not cover)

Presented by:

David Z. Bark, Esquire
Foreclosure Trustee
First American Title Insurance Company
National Commercial Services
4380 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92122
Tel: (858) 410-2154
Fax:(877) 295-0957
Email: dbark@firstam.com
Click here for David's Bio

Glen M. W. Trowbridge, VP and Sr. National Underwriting Counsel
First American Title Insurance Company
National Commercial Services
777 S. Figueroa, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: (213) 271-1712
Fax:(213) 402-5899
Email: gtrowbridge@firstam.com
Click here for Glen's Bio

TUE
20'OCT
2009

Real Estate Capital Markets: Fairy tales,
Myths, Legends, and Realities

How did we get into this mess?

Is the end in sight?

Measuring the recovery with one useful metric

Where are we in the real estate cycle?

It's not as bad as last time...yet

Myths and legends exposed

REITs and CMBS

Private equity and conventional mortgages

The Road from Perdition

Securitization 2.0… the dawn of a new civilization

Presented by:

Stephen R. Blank, Senior Fellow, Finance
ULI-the Urban Land Institute
30 Snoden Lane, Watchung, NJ 07069
Tel: +1 (908) 791-9419
Fax: +1 (908) 757-6816
Email: stephen.blank@att.net
Click here for Stephen's Bio

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Lecture Materials

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Webinar Questions and Answers

Presentation: Is It Really Possible to Restructure CMBS Debt?

CMBS Performance Monitor

CMBS Strategy Special Report

Lodging Hospitality

CMBS Borrowers Guide

Lecture Materials

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Presentation: Top Ten Issues When Buying Distressed Commercial Real Estate