This year is shaping up to be a "Back to the Future" year in commercial real estate finance, with life companies the preferred capital source for much of the market, and a nice balance of bank lenders, CMBS shops and bridge capital providers rounding out the commercial market. Of course, Freddie, Fannie and FHA lending continues apace in the multifamily realm, yet even with that product, more traditional capital providers are filling more market needs, as new construction necessitates bank loans, and borrowers recognize a need to be diversified in their capital sources on existing product.