NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC today assigned preliminary ratings to six classes of single-family rental pass-through certificates from American Residential Properties 2014-SFR1 (ARP 2014-SFR1), a single-family rental securitization. The preliminary ratings are based on information known to Morningstar as of Aug. 6, 2014.
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PRELIMINARY RATINGS (AS OF AUG. 6, 2014)
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Class
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Balance
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Preliminary Ratings
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Class A
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$184,892,000
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AAA
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Class B
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$35,976,000
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AA+
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Class C
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$26,348,000
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A+
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Class D
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$30,963,000
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BBB+
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Class E
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$40,015,000
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BBB
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Class F
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$24,476,000
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BBB-
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The collateral backing the ARP 2014-SFR1 transaction consists of approximately 2,880 single-family properties with a total value of $489,620,955. American Residential Properties has acquired all of the properties, which are 96.0 percent rented, with an average monthly rental payment of approximately $1,280. Properties in Texas and Arizona constitute the majority of the pool, representing approximately 36.9 percent and 29.1 percent of the assets, respectively. American Residential Properties has acquired mortgages on the properties for the benefit of the securitization trust.
For complete details about the preliminary ratings of this transaction, Morningstar's Presale Analysis Package, including the Presale Report and the Representations, Warranties, and Enforcement Mechanisms, is available under the RMBS tab in the Ratings Reports section on https://ratingagency.morningstar.com. Information subsequently received could result in the assignment of final ratings that differ from the preliminary ratings.
Morningstar's "Single-Family Rental Securitization Ratings Methodology" for new-issue and surveillance ratings of securities backed by pools of single-family rental properties and the "Guide to the Morningstar Single-Family Rental Quantitative Analysis and Subordination Model," which details Morningstar's quantitative model for assessing single-family rental securities, are both available in the Analysis and Considerations section at https://ratingagency.morningstar.com.
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