The Lede

National Mortgage Professional, Feb. 12, 2018--Phil HallCommercial and multifamily mortgage originations during 2017 was up 15 percent from the previous year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.

MarketWatch, Feb. 8, 2018--Greg RobbThe U.S. central bank is "a long way away" from having to raise interest rates due to higher inflation caused by higher labor costs, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Thursday.

Commercial Property Executive, Feb. 13, 2018--Sanyu KyeyuneEnvironmental and engineering expert Dan Spinogatti outlines considerations to improve assessment of environmental risk to keep real estate deals on time and on budget, during the Mortgage Bankers Association CREF/Multifamily Finance conference in San Diego.

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SAN DIEGO--The Mortgage Bankers Association released its year-end ranking of commercial and multifamily mortgage servicers' volumes as of December 31.

SAN DIEGO--The Mortgage Bankers Association said 6 percent, or $102.2 billion, of the $1.8 trillion outstanding commercial and multifamily mortgages held by non-bank lenders and investors will mature in 2018, a 42 percent decrease from $175.9 billion in 2017.

The Mortgage Bankers Association projects commercial and multifamily mortgage originations will decline slightly in 2018, ending the year at $549 billion, down 3% percent from 2017.

SAN DIEGO--Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations rose by 15 percent for the full-year 2017 over 2016, according to preliminary estimates from the Mortgage Bankers Association's Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.

SAN DIEGO--Commercial real estate remains healthy going into 2018, but it dynamics are changing, says Mortgage Bankers Association Vice President of Commercial and Multifamily Research Jamie Woodwell.

Hotel lenders think asset values are approaching a peak, but their short-term outlooks are less cautious today than one year ago, the STR/RobertDouglas Hotel Lender Survey reported.

SAN DIEGO--The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded JLL, Chicago, with its 2018 Commercial/Multifamily Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Award for the company's efforts in organizational diversity and inclusion.

SAN DIEGO--The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded Thomas S. Dennard, Chairman and CEO of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, with its 2018 Commercial Real Estate Finance Distinguished Service Award.

SAN DIEGO--Commercial real estate remains healthy going into 2018, but it dynamics are changing, says Mortgage Bankers Association Vice President of Commercial and Multifamily Research Jamie Woodwell.

SAN DIEGO--The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded Thomas S. Dennard, Chairman and CEO of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, with its 2018 Commercial Real Estate Finance Distinguished Service Award.

SAN DIEGO--Commercial real estate remains healthy going into 2018, but it dynamics are changing, says Mortgage Bankers Association Vice President of Commercial and Multifamily Research Jamie Woodwell.

SAN DIEGO--The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded Thomas S. Dennard, Chairman and CEO of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, with its 2018 Commercial Real Estate Finance Distinguished Service Award.