LOS ANGELES—There is a general “loosening” of underwriting standards, according to Curt Johnson, CCIM, vice chairman at First American Title Insurance Co. During the recent CCIM Thrive conference in Downtown Los Angeles, Johnson sat down with us for an exclusive interview to discuss:

  • Where capital is seeking deals
  • Where interest rates are headed
  • How underwriting standards have changed
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Kelsi Maree Borland

Kelsi Maree Borland is a freelance journalist and magazine writer based in Los Angeles, California. For more than 5 years, she has extensively reported on the commercial real estate industry, covering major deals across all commercial asset classes, investment strategy and capital markets trends, market commentary, economic trends and new technologies disrupting and revolutionizing the industry. Her work appears daily on GlobeSt.com and regularly in Real Estate Forum Magazine. As a magazine writer, she covers lifestyle and travel trends. Her work has appeared in Angeleno, Los Angeles Magazine, Travel and Leisure and more.