Rent Growth Slows 7th Straight Month

Redfin, Seattle, reported the median U.S. asking rent rose by just 4.8% year over year to $1,979 in December—the smallest increase since July 2021. Despite the slowing, the report said rents grew at more than three times that pace one year earlier.

Bank Commercial Real Estate Loan Delinquency Dips

Trepp, New York, said delinquency rates for commercial real estate loans held by banks declined in third-quarter 2022 after increasing modestly earlier in the year.

CMF Quote of the Week, Jan. 19, 2023

“Commercial and multifamily mortgages continued to perform well through the fourth quarter of 2022, albeit with a slight increase in the share of loans that are delinquent. Delinquency rates increased by small amounts for most property types even while the overall rate of delinquency remains low.”
–Jamie Woodwell, MBA Head of Commercial Real Estate Research.