CREF Policy Update: May 18, 2023

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

Vote: MBA.org Finalist for Website of the Year

mba.org has been chosen as one of three finalists for the 2023 Sitefinity Website of the Year Awards. MBA members can vote to ensure mba.org is the winner.

#MBACMST23: Facing up to Office Sector Challenges

CHICAGO–The office sector faces major challenges, but servicers and asset managers can handle them, panelists said here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference.

MBA Recognizes 17 New Commercial Certified Mortgage Servicer Graduates

CHICAGO–MBA Education, the award-winning education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association, recognized 17 individuals who earned the Commercial Certified Mortgage Servicer (CCMS®) designation at a ceremony held at its 2023 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference.

MBA: 1st Quarter Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Down 56%

Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations fell by 56 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, and fell by 42 percent from the fourth quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.

CMBS Delinquency Rate Dips; Offices See Increase

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate fell slightly in March, but the segment that everyone watches closely–office–saw its rate move higher again, reported Trepp, New York.

Fed Raises Rates; Is That It?

The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds rate by another 25 basis points last week to its highest level since July 2007. And while it hinted this might be the final increase for a while, it left open the door for more action should economic conditions warrant.