CMF Quote of the Week

“To make this vision a reality, we need every agency doing its part, and we need every capital source to be empowered. That’s how we build flourishing communities—and we’re telling policymakers that companies like yours are ready to lead the way.”
–MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB on investing in communities, including commercial space and multifamily housing

Broeksmit: A New Era of Opportunity 

SAN DIEGO–The landscape in Washington, D.C. is changing, and MBA views it as a “new era of opportunity,” said MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.

MBA Receives Grant from PREA Foundation to Launch Program to Raise Awareness of CRE Career Opportunities

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced a new partnership with the PREA Foundation that will focus on leading college students into deeper relationships with the commercial real estate finance industry. The partnership will highlight MBA’s and the PREA Foundation’s commitment to fostering inclusive growth in the CRE industry through expanding opportunities to diverse talent.

MBA Presents Smriti L. Popenoe with the 2025 CREF Distinguished Service Award

SAN DIEGO–The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded Smriti L. Popenoe, Co-CEO, President, and Chief Investment Officer at Dynex Capital, with the 2025 Commercial Real Estate Finance Distinguished Service Award here at its 2015 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.

MBA: 20% of Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Balances Mature in 2025

Twenty percent ($957 billion) of $4.8 trillion of outstanding commercial mortgages held by lenders and investors will mature in 2025, a 3% increase from the $929 billion that matured in 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2024 Commercial Real Estate Survey of Loan Maturity Volumes, released today at the 2025 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.

Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Up in the Fourth Quarter of 2024, MBA Reports

Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 84% higher in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to a year earlier, and increased 30% from the third quarter of 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations, released Feb. 10 at the 2025 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.

Green Lending Compliance: Balancing Costs and Opportunities

SAN DIEGO–As sustainability takes center stage in the financial industry, green lending has become a niche area with unique opportunities and challenges, panelists noted here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.