Ann Hambly Offers Advice for Borrowers, Investors

Borrowers holding troubled CMBS loans need to know that there is no longer any "lender" for their mortgages, says Ann Hambly, co-CEO and founder of 1st Service Solutions, a CMBS borrower advocate and consultant.

Borrowers holding troubled CMBS loans need to know that there is no longer any “lender” for their mortgages, says Ann Hambly, co-CEO and founder of 1st Service Solutions, a CMBS borrower advocate and consultant. And approaching special servicers may not be the best way for investors to purchase distressed CMBS loans today, says Hambly. MHN and CPE caught up with Hambly at the ULI Spring 2012 meeting in Charlotte, N.C. to ask this special servicing expert for a few words of advice that would be of interest to CMBS borrowers as well as investors.