KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to CoreVest American Finance 2021-3

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to nine classes of certificates issued in the CoreVest American Finance 2021-3 (CAF 2021-3) securitization. This is the seventeenth such transaction issued by CoreVest American Finance.

CAF 2021-3 is a $303.7 million multi-borrower securitization collateralized by 70 single-family rental (SFR) and traditional multifamily loans. The loans are secured by mortgages on 3,398 rental units in 1,943 single-family, 2-4 family, and multifamily properties. The subject pool includes 68 multifamily properties (1,126 units), which represent 28.1% of the total pool balance.

Overall, the underlying properties are located in or near 54 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) across 22 states. The top-three CBSA exposures account for 34.8% of the pool balance and consist of New Haven, Connecticut (14.3%), Chicago, Illinois (11.8%), and Bloomington, Indiana (8.7%). The loans have principal balances ranging from $0.5 million (0.2%) to $30.7 million (10.1%) for the largest loan in the pool. The five largest loans represent 39.5% of the initial pool balance, while the 10 largest loans account for 54.2% of the pool.

For the purposes of facilitating the analysis, KBRA divided the underlying properties into two distinct sub-pools by property type. Sub-pool 1 (1-4 units) is primarily comprised of single-family rental homes and 2-4 unit properties (1,875 properties, 71.9%). Sub-pool 2 (multifamily) is comprised of properties that consist of five or more units (68 properties, 28.1%). KBRA used its U.S. Single-Family Rental Securitization Methodology to evaluate sub-pool 1, whereas sub-pool 2 was analyzed in a manner that is generally consistent with KBRA’s approach discussed in our U.S. CMBS Property Evaluation Methodology and U.S. CMBS Multi-Borrower Rating Methodology. The results of these analyses were then blended, and pool level concentration and qualitative adjustments were then applied to determine KBRA’s credit enhancement levels for the subject pool. The results of this analysis were then compared to the issuer’s proposed capital structure to assign ratings.

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Related Publications

• U.S. Single-Family Rental Securitization Methodology
• U.S. CMBS Property Evaluation Methodology
• U.S. CMBS Multi-Borrower Rating Methodology
• Methodology for Rating Interest-Only Certificates in CMBS Transactions
• Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology

Disclosures

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