Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 52% higher in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, and decreased 30% from the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.

The Mortgage Bankers Association Mortgage Action Alliance has released a Call to Action, encouraging members to contact their House representative and urge them to correct four concerning sections in the Senate-passed ROAD to Housing Act.

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MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) updates to a selection of requirements in its Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide.

Zillow, Seattle, released a new analysis finding that the typical U.S. asking rent was $1,910 in March. That’s up 1.8% year-over-year, but marks the slowest pace of growth since 2020.

The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care, Annapolis, Md., found senior housing occupancy gained 0.4 percentage point in Q1 to reach 89.5%.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis April 30 released Q1 gross domestic product advance estimate data, finding that it increased at an annual rate of 2%.

Greystone, provided a $215.5 million FHA 242 GNMA financing for Care New England Health System, Providence, R.I.