CREF Policy Update Nov. 2

Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.

CMF Quote of the Week: Nov. 2, 2023

“MBA shares the Biden administration’s commitment to increasing housing supply and appreciates its willingness to engage with us and the industry on ways to incentivize lenders and borrowers to rehab, repurpose, and convert more obsolete commercial properties into affordable rental housing and other usable spaces.”
–Robert Broeksmit, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association

Nov. 9: CREF Career Conversations

Commercial/multifamily finance presents a wide array of career opportunities with its ecosystem of companies, roles, and functions supporting the capital needs of real estate owners and operators. Join MBA Education and industry executives for a discussion to explore career trajectories, pivots, and leadership lessons learned.

MBA’s Future Leaders Program Graduates 74 Real Estate Finance Professionals

PHILADELPHIA–The Mortgage Bankers Association recognized 74 mortgage professionals – 35 from the residential market segment and 39 from the commercial/multifamily market segment – in a graduation ceremony for MBA’s Future Leaders Program held here at MBA’s 2023 Annual Convention & Expo.

CMF Quote of the Week: Oct. 26, 2023

“The delinquency rate for loans backed by commercial properties has now increased for four consecutive quarters. The delinquency rate for loans backed by office properties now exceeds those of loans backed by retail and hotel properties, while the delinquency rates for multifamily and industrial property loans remain below one percent.”
–Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s Head of Commercial Real Estate Research