Pharrah Jackson is a Vice President with Greystone’s Dedicated Affordable Housing Platform, responsible for assisting borrowers in financing their multifamily housing transactions. She serves on MBA’s Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Council.
Category: News and Trends
Dealmaker: Newmark Completes $45M Sale of Massachusetts Shopping Plaza
Newmark, New York, announced the $45.25 million sale of a grocery-anchored shopping center–Lincoln Plaza in Hingham, Mass.
CMF Quote of the Week: June 15, 2023
“While changes in how today’s workforce uses traditional office space are creating challenges, they also provide opportunities for careful and creative investment. Fundamental shifts in the way spaces are used are rare, and the rapid transformation of how and where people work offers an opportunity for creative conversion and reimagination of some spaces.”
–John Sullivan, U.S. Chair of DLA Piper’s Real Estate practice and Global Co-Chair of its Real Estate sector.
CREF Policy Update: June 8, 2023
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
MBA: Commercial, Multifamily Mortgage Delinquency Rates Increase in First Quarter
Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies increased in the first quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.
Berkadia’s Chinmay Bhatt on Global Opportunity & Insights
MBA NewsLink interviewed Chinmay Bhatt, Senior Managing Director and founding member of Berkadia’s JV Equity & Structured Capital in New York, about real estate opportunities around the world.
Trepp: Positive Q1 for Insurance Company Commercial Mortgages, But Office Sector Concerns
Trepp, New York, said its LifeComps index of insurance company commercial mortgage investments in the first quarter saw a total return of 2.5% in the first quarter, with a 1.4% contribution from price appreciation.
FHFA Requests Input on Multifamily Tenant Protections
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Tuesday requested input on tenant protections at multifamily properties with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Support the Next Generation of CREF Professionals
The Commercial Real Estate Finance Careers Student Fellowship program provides college students, including those from groups traditionally underrepresented in the industry, with a package of networking and educational opportunities centered on the $4.5 trillion commercial real estate finance industry.
MBASecondary23: ESG ‘Here to Stay’
NEW YORK–ESG–Environmental, Social and Governance—has evolved over the years. Many industries have embraced it; some politicians have decried it as anti-free market.