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Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Sales Could Be Positive Sign

Several media outlets recently reported that two large commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) deals could signal a break in the market.  A $400 million deal from Developers Diversified Realty Corp., is the first using the Federal Reserve's Term Asset-Backed Securites Loan Facility (TALF), and is the first issuance of CMBS in 2009. Following this, Bank of America announced the sale of a $460 security without federal assistance.  Overall, TALF has received almost $1.5 billion in loan requests for both new and existing CMBS, and the success of these two deals could signal a significant ease in this market, according to the outlets listed below. Read more about these recent developments from The Wall Street Journal, NASDAQ, and Reuters.