Gary Otten – Commercial Observer

People doing a deal on an RV

Finance · Industry

CRE Finance Pros Trailblazed, Found Homes Away From Home in 2020

By Mack Burke

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Finance · Features

Hospitality Credit Markets Are Beginning to Stir After Long Slumber

By Mack Burke

Finance · Industry

Face-Off: Traditional vs. Alternative Lenders

By Mack Burke

LIFE’S WORK: Banks have reached a plateau in the last four years, but life insurers have continued to gain a larger slice of the mortgage market.

Finance · Features

Why Life Insurers’ Market Share Is Blooming Amidst Intense Competition

By Matt Grossman

Fashion Outlets of Chicago.

Finance · Refinance

MetLife Lends $300M on Macerich’s Massive Chicago Fashion Outlet Mall [Updated]

By Mack Burke

The 50 Most Important Figures of Commercial Real Estate Finance

By The Editors

Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, Calif. Photo: Manchester Grand Hyatt

Life Companies End 2016 Strong, Positive on Class B Apartments and Industrial

By Danielle Balbi

Life companies could be skipping ahead in the lending game as other lenders are getting hit with more regulations this year (Image courtesy: Kaitlyn Flannagan).

Life Companies Gaining an Edge as Regulatory Hurdles Become a Reality in 2016

By Danielle Balbi

Gary Otten at MetLife.

MetLife’s Gary Otten Talks Recessions and Fortress Malls

By Damian Ghigliotty

Hyatt Regency Orlando

Live Blogging the MBA Commercial Real Estate Debt Landscape Panel

By Damian Ghigliotty