Beyond Four Walls: Conversations on Affordable Housing by the National Housing Conference, Dec. 9, 2024–David Dworkin National Housing Conference President & CEO David Dworkin welcomed Mortgage Bankers Association President & …
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Fannie Finds Fraud in Multifamily Lending
Multi-Housing News, December 4, 2024-Lew SichelmanFannie Mae is implementing changes in its underwriting requirements to help mitigate fraudulent activity risk, columnist Lew Sichelman reports.Click here for more
Podcast: The Appetite for CRE Lending Is There, So What’s Missing?
LightBox, Nov. 26, 2024In our latest episode, LightBox hosts interview special guest Jamie Woodwell, Head of Commercial Real Estate Research at MBA to explore lender optimism, bank strategies, and the …
Investors Eye Healthcare Real Estate as Top Choice for Capital Deployment
Globe St., Dec. 3, 2024-Natalie DolceSCOTTSDALE, AZ—Like other real estate sectors, momentum began building for healthcare deals in July. Unfortunately, in the past 30 days, people have pulled back a …
Cities Cut Red Tape to Turn Unused Office Buildings Into Housing
Minnesota Reformer, Dec. 3, 2024-Robbie SequeiraNearly a fifth of office space across the country sits empty, a record high vacancy rate that’s expected to keep growing.Click here for more
Affordability Crisis Deepens as Renters Face Rising Housing Costs
Globe St., Dec. 2, 2024-Mario MarroquinMore than half of U.S. renter households are spending an unsustainable share of their income on housing, wiping out affordability gains made over the past …
Commercial Real Estate Recovery Hinted at in Report
MPA Mag, Dec. 2, 2024-Candyd MendozaThe commercial real estate market experienced another quarter of declining transactions, but the pace of the downturn has slowed, suggesting an improving financing environment and …
America’s Biggest Apartment Owner Takes a Leap Into Modular Homes
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 2, 2024-Rebecca PicciottoGreystar to open its first U.S. modular project, a six-building apartment complex in Pennsylvania, and is building six more.Click here for more (subscription)
Office Conversions Find New Life After Property Values Plunge
The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 26, 2024-Peter GrantDeveloper efforts to convert emptying office towers into residential buildings have largely gone nowhere. That may be finally changing.Click here for more (subscription)
Multifamily Loan Cap Hike “Appropriate”, Says MBA
MPA, Nov. 19, 2024-Candyd MendozaThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said that the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) decision to raise multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac …