So I was reading through my morning news and spotted this CMBS deals are slowly sneaking back in ? 

"The commercial mortgage bond securitization window that has been closed for nearly two years during this recession has reopened for business in the last few weeks and investors have lined up encouragingly to take advantage of a new round of CMBS offerings."

 Are things getting better ? 2010 off to a good start ? I would like to hope so. 

This looks interesting ...

Prudential Mortgage Capital’s Melissa Farrell says that the life company side of her firm is lending—to the tune of $5B so far this year. “And we'd like to lend more,” she told attendees of National Realty Club’s bi-weekly luncheon at the Williams Club yesterday, which got them to look up from their Oktoberfest meal.

I was wondering through the interwebs early this AM over coffee and somehow came across Mr. John B. Levy an investment banker from Virginia. He does a podcast series on commercial real estate and the economy. I think he is worth listening to, your thoughts ?