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The Problem With Regulatory Reforms

IRVINE, CA—It's not the concerns that led to the reforms themselves, but the way the reforms are being implemented that's putting a damper on CRE deals, Cox Castle's Adam Weissburg tells GlobeSt.com in this EXCLUSIVE interview.

By Carrie Rossenfeld | Updated on October 26, 2016
Adam Weissburg Weissburg: “I think the lack of certainty means that any time you’re doing something out of the ordinary, it really causes a damper in transactional speed and correlation on cost.”

IRVINE, CA—It’s not the concerns that led to regulatory reforms themselves, but the way the reforms are being implemented that’s putting a damper on commercial real estate deals, Cox, Castle & Nicholson partner Adam Weissburg tells GlobeSt.com. He says the impact of Dodd-Frank and Basel III on the financial interests of developers cannot be overstated, and he argues that perhaps regulatory reforms have gone too far and are conflicting with the interest in making sufficient credit available to generate economic activity.

We spoke exclusively with Weissburg, a 30-year veteran in representing borrowers and lenders in all facets of real estate finance, about why he believes regulatory reforms may have gone too far and how he believes they should be handled.

GlobeSt.com: Why do you believe that regulatory reforms may have gone too far?

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