Property Preservation: Rising Standards, Rising Stakes

SAN DIEGO–Property condition reports and inspections are more critical than ever as poor property conditions and deferred maintenance increasingly drive insurance risk and higher coverage costs, panelists said Monday at MBA’S CRE Servicing Solutions Conference.

Christine Chandler: CRE Market Adapting to Higher-Rate Environment

SAN DIEGO–The commercial real estate market is showing it can adapt to a higher-rate environment, and that means more opportunities for lenders and more servicing activity, MBA Chair Christine Chandler said here at MBA’S CRE Servicing Solutions Conference.

Bob Broeksmit: MBA Working to Ensure Reform Done ‘Right’

NEW YORK–The Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, took the stage at the association’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference May 18, emphasizing the importance of affordability and reform.

Dealmaker: M&T RCC Closes $25M Bridge Financing for New Jersey Property

M&T Realty Capital Corp., Baltimore, closed a $25 million bridge loan in partnership with Eminent Capital, Lakewood, N.J. The loan will support the acquisition and lease-up stabilization of a newly constructed multifamily community in Burlington, N.J.

Dodge Momentum Index Accelerates 6% in April

The Dodge Momentum Index, issued by the Dodge Construction Network, Boston, increased 6.2% in April to 264.2 (2000=100). Over the month, commercial planning grew 8.1% and institutional planning momentum improved 1.5%.