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Arbor, March 3, 2023During the four-day event, key themes and takeaways emerged that will likely shape the conversation on multifamily financing throughout the year.”https://arbor.com/blog/four-observations-on-multifamily-from-the-mortgage-bankers-associations-cref23-conference/?

Commercial Observer, March 3, 2023–Mark McDevitt (subscription)A point of interest among multifamily investors reviewing February 2023 reporting data for CMBS securitizations was the special servicing transfer of a $270.3 million …

Vox.com, March 1, 2023–Rachel M. CohenFor decades, the US has built fewer homes than it needs — a trend that has led to soaring rent and home prices, hurt economic …

GlobeSt.com, March 1, 2023–Paul BergeronFebruary marked a return to positive rent growth–albeit by just 0.3 percent nationally–after five straight month-over-month declines, according to the March 2023 Rent Report from Apartment …

Wall Street Journal, Feb. 27, 2023–Will Parker (subscription)Apartment rents fell in every major metropolitan area in the U.S. over the past six months through January, a trend that is poised …

Mortgage Professional America, Feb. 24, 2023–Tony CantuCBRE’s 2023 US Investor Intentions Survey released on Thursday reveals “subdued sentiment” among commercial real estate investors – with nearly 60% expected to purchase …

Wall Street Journal, Feb. 23, 2023–E.B. Solomont (subscription)Buyers who sat on the sidelines are slowly returning, as prices in the Bay Area fall to prepandemic normshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/san-francisco-real-estate-tech-layoffs-housing-slowdown-d8996d6f?

GlobeSt.com, Feb. 23, 2023–Lynn PollackOffice to multifamily conversions have become a mainstream development option and even a specialized niche sector.https://www.globest.com/2023/02/23/multifamily-conversions-are-penciling-despite-challenges/?

GlobeSt.com, Feb. 22, 2023–Lynn PollackMultifamily will likely experience little distress this year, despite a deceleration in debt origination since the beginning of 2022.https://www.globest.com/2023/02/22/little-distress-likely-for-multifamily-as-2023-continues/?

Urban Land magazine, Feb. 28, 2023–Patrick J. KigerFrom apartment buildings rising in shopping center parking lots to the redevelopment of dead mall sites as housing, retail-to-residential conversions are an increasing …