CAMBRIDGE REVIEWS 29 LOAN ORIGINATION REQUESTS IN MAY TOTALING $446.7 MILLION

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies reports reviewing 29 loan origination requests in May totaling $446.7 million.

The number of loans reviewed is down slightly from the same month last year but volume is up substantially. In May 2006 we had 37 origination requests totaling $303.4 million, said Cambridge Chairman Jeffrey A. Davis.

Davis said year-to-date totals reflect a similar trend, with the number of origination requests down but volume up significantly.
Through the first five months of this year Cambridge reviewed 160 loans totaling $2.05 billion. This compares with 183 loans totaling $1.32 billion for the same period in 2006, he said.

Lenders close a relatively small percentage of the loan origination requests they receive. But its useful to track this information as an indication of market directions, Davis believes.

What we think accounts for the huge discrepancy in volume is the larger number of requests were receiving for new construction loans, he said.

Privately owned since its founding in 1983 as a real estate investment banker specializing in commercial real estate properties, Cambridge emerged in the 1990s as one of the nations leading senior housing and healthcare debt and equity capital providers, closing more than 280 such transactions totaling more than $2 billion since then.

The company is one of the nation`s leading HUD 232 FHA / MAP-approved lenders and also has an integrated debt / equity financing strategy that includes direct property acquisitions and joint ventures; sale / leasebacks for clients; conventional and mezzanine debt financing; and acquisition of distressed debt. Additionally, Cambridge offers a wide array of conventional lending options for senior housing / healthcare owners, including permanent construction and interim loans on either a floating or variable rate basis.

Cambridge is the creator of The Signature Experience, a four-step process designed to transform the traditional lender / borrower relationship and identify ideal capital solutions for worthy projects.  The company has created four separate processes for customer groups that are designed to build and enhance long-term relationship potential and speed the way loans are processed and closed. Programs include The Key To Capital for senior housing owners, The Navigator Experience for senior housing brokers and mortgage bankers, The Principal Lender Network for lenders who refer loans to Cambridge, and The Relationship Building Experience for various industry-related consultants, including lawyers and accountants.

The company has a regional office in New York, affiliate office in Los Angeles, and correspondent relationships nationwide. The firm also has established key origination relationships and a dozen or more Internet-based strategies.

Cambridges award-winning Web site, www.cambridgecap.com, provides monthly rate updates for its debt and equity capital programs. The company also publishes the bi-monthly e-PULSE electronic newsletter, which delivers company news and feature stories via e-mail to corporate friends and clients. For additional information, contact Cambridge at (312) 357-1601 or via e-mail at info@cambridgecap.com.