CREF Policy Update: June 15, 2023

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

Small-Cap Office Buildings Buck Concerns in Q1

Conventional thinking says the office market is in crisis, but Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn., found small-cap office properties aren’t seeing the same trends.

Commercial Real Estate Reset? A Special Servicing Roundtable

As property sale transactions and originations stall, MBA NewsLink interviewed two special servicing executives and a CMBS researcher to get their insights on the commercial real estate finance landscape and outlook.

MBA Launches Upgraded CONVERGENCE Site

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced a revamped version of the CONVERGENCE section of its website, aiming to benefit its members and a broader audience.

ULI Forecasts Slow GDP Growth in Short Term

The Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C., predicted positive but slow growth for the U.S. economy until 2025–which should bring a return to stronger growth and average inflation–in its semiannual Real Estate Economic Forecast.