Real Estate Debt and Vehicles

Free CAIA Level I lesson in Real Assets. 46 min read, ~6,968 words.

Capital stack runs senior first mortgage, B-note/second mortgage, mezzanine, preferred equity, common equity: lowest-risk lowest-return down to residual common equity. A B-note is carved from the same first mortgage at origination (same lien, lower priority); a second mortgage is a separate loan with its own second lien. Mezzanine is secured...

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