EXHIBIT b(8)

                     Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage
                               Investment Corp.



                   [Prudential Securities Logo appears here]



                  Presentation to the Special Committee of the
                              Board of Directors



                              September 28, 1999


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Imperial Credit Commerical Mortgage Investment Corp.
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Summary of Solicitation Process

 .  47 Calls Made to Potential Investors

     --   4 Investment Advisors

     --   4 Specialty Finance

     --   16 Financial Institutions

     --   15 Opportunity Funds

     --   2 Large Cap Property REITs

     --   6 Strategic Investors

 .  23 Offering Memoranda Were Sent Out

 .  4 Bids Received

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Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp.
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Summary of Bids Received




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                                         Meruelo
                      Anthracite       Properties,         Goldman
Bidder               Capital, Inc.         Inc.           Sachs & Co.      Lend Lease
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                                                          Opportunity       Investment
Type of Bidder         Strategic        Strategic            Fund             Advisor

Bid Date                9/27/99          9/24/99            9/27/99           9/27/99

                                                         Specific Asset     Real Estate
Type of Bid          Enterprise Bid   Enterprise Bid          Pools         Assets Only

Method of Payment      Stock with
                       Cash Option       All Cash           All Cash          All Cash
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Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp.
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Summary of Bids Received

     Anthracite Capital, Inc.
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                                                                  June 23, 1999                             September 27, 1999
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       Stated Intention                                Merger                                       Merger
       Method                                          Stock-for-stock                              Stock-for-stock

       Total Bid for ICMI, $ millions                  $296.6                                       $334.8
       Implied Price Per ICMI Share                    $10.409                                      $11.746
       Conversion Ratio                                1.450 (2)                                    1.580 (2)
       Current Bidder Price/Share                      $6.813                                       $6.938
       Form of ICMI Share Consideration                Stock & Cash at $12.00 per share             Stock & Cash at $13.00 per share
                                                       (up to 25%)                                  (up to 38.5%)

       AHR Annualized FFO/Share                        $1.23                                        $1.37
       AHR Price/FFO                                   5.6x                                         5.1x
       AHR Book Value/Share                            $9.09                                        $8.49
       Price/Book Ratio                                0.75x                                        0.82x

       Anticipated Dividend/Current ICMI Share (1)     $1.68                                        $1.83
       Dividend Yield Per ICMI Share @ $10.75 (1)      15.65%                                       17.05%

       Management Agreement                            $45 million                                  Appraisal Amount
       Form of Management Agreement Consideration      100% cash and/or partial payment             100% cash and/or partial payment
                                                       in kind                                      in kind

       Contingencies                                   None                                         None
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       FFO Accretion to AHR Shareholders               -11.5%                                       16.8%
       ICMI % Ownership                                59.6%                                        56.9%
       Pro Forma Total Assets                          $1,117,796                                   $1,124,992
       Combined Debt-to- Total Capital                 58.2%                                        64.4%
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       (1) Current ICMI dividend rate of $1.20 equates to a 13.15% dividend on
       current stock price.
       (2) Represents amounts/ratio expressly stated in the bid.

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Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp.
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Summary of Bids Received



 Meruelo Properties, Inc.
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 Stated Intention                             Acquisition

 Method                                       All Cash

 Total Bid for ICMI Common, $ millions        $334.9

 Price Per ICMI Share                         $11.750

 Management Agreement Economics               $35 million

 Form of Management Agreement Consideration   All Cash

 Contingencies                                None


     -    Intention to Raise $94 million in Subordinated Debt Financing
     -    Expectation to Place $124 million in Senior Financing on ICMI Assets


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Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp.
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Summary of Bids Received


Goldman Sachs & Co.
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Stated Intention                        Acquisition of Specific Assets
                                        including small loans, large loans/(1)/,
                                        real property/(2)/, and securities/(3)/

Method                                  All Cash

                                        Carrying Value
                                           6/30/99            Net Offer
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Goldman Sachs Net Bid ($ millions)          $250.8              $150.1


Contingencies                           None

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(1)  Does not include Queen Emma and Hayes Park receivable.
(2)  Does not include Axe Sud and is net of liabilities.
(3)  Does not include Northstar.

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Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp.
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Summary of Bids Received

     Lend Lease Real Estate Investments
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     Stated Intention (1)                    Acquisition of Real Property Assets

     Method                                  All Cash


                                             Carrying Value
                                                6/30/99               Net Offer
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     Lend Lease Net Bid ($ in millions)          $47.0                  $36.6

     Contingencies                           None

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(1) Does not include Axe Sud and the Terraces.


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Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp.
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Updated Timeline under ICII Merger Transaction


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                                                  Oct       Nov       Dec
                                                (Weeks)   (Weeks)   (Weeks)
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     Key Tasks/Events                           1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4
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  File Proxy Statement                          X
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  First Round Appraisal Completed                     X
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  Monitor Status of SEC Review                  X X X X   X X X
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  Review and Clear SEC Comments                               X
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  Go Effective and Mail Proxy                                  X
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  Shareholder's Meeting and Vote                                        X
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  Transaction Closing                                                     X
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