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What Kind of Debt is "Good" Debt?

IRVING, TX-With a plethora of debt available these days, panelists at the May 14 RealShare Student Housing conference sparred over the issue of locked rates versus flexible arrangements as debt of choice.

By Amy Wolff Sorter | Updated on May 15, 2013

IRVING, TX-During the heyday of the Great Recession and its aftermath, available debt for student housing (or any other type of commercial real estate, for that matter) was limited. A few years after the financial meltdown, however, more lenders have entered the field and are offering more product, from permanent fixed-rate loans, to bridge and mezzanine financing, to flexible-rate mortgages.

As such, one issue tackled in various panels at the May 14 RealShare Student Housing conference involved flexible versus fixed-rate debt. Though no clear winner emerged from these discussions, it did make for some lively discussion throughout the day.

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