RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., released its year-end rental competitiveness report, finding that the U.S. rental market was more competitive in 2025 than 2024.
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Zillow Forecasts Housing Market Will Warm in 2026
Zillow, Seattle, released a new forecast, predicting 2026 will see an increase in both home sales and values.
Altus Group: Commercial Real Estate Transactions Pick Up
Altus Group, Toronto, found aggregate commercial real estate transaction volume reached $150.6 billion in Q3, up 23.7% from Q2.
Dealmaker: Dwight Capital, Dwight Mortgage Trust Finance $272M in Multiple Transactions
Dwight Capital, New York, and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, financed $272 million in real estate transactions in October.
CREF Policy Update: House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing with Prudential Regulators; MBA, Trades Call for Bank Capital Reform
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
MBA: Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Delinquency Rates Mixed in Third-Quarter 2025
Commercial mortgage delinquencies were mixed in the third quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Commercial Delinquency Report.
Commercial Property Prices Rise in October
Commercial property prices and sales volume both increased in October, according to CoStar Group, Arlington, Va.
MISMO Publishes Credit Scoring Implementation Artifacts
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, announced a new Credit Score Implementation Guide and a Credit Score Model Name Document have reached “Final” status, which means they have been thoroughly reviewed by a wide range of organizations and industry participants and are available for industry use.
MISMO Announces 2025 Standards Governance Committee Election Results
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, announced the elected members to join or continue the 2026/2027 term on the Residential Standards Governance Committee and on the Commercial Standards Governance Committee.
MBA Releases Statement on FHFA’s 2026 Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement regarding the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announcement of the 2026 multifamily lending purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs).