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PwC, ULI Look at Emerging Trends for 2026
The commercial real estate sector is seeing a renewed focus on core fundamentals and deploying capital into high-growth areas, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2026, from PwC and the Urban Land Institute.
ATTOM: Vacancy, Zombie Foreclosure Rates Down
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its Q4 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, finding that 1.32% of residential properties in the U.S. were vacant. That amounts to about 1.4 million homes.
MBA Chart of the Week: Refinance-Driven Growth in CRE Mortgage Originations
This week’s Chart of the Week focuses on trends in commercial and multifamily originations, which saw a 36% increase year-over-year in the third quarter of 2025.
Commercial Real Estate Lending Momentum Reaches Highest Level Since 2018: CBRE
Commercial real estate lending improved in the third quarter as stabilizing borrowing costs and tighter credit spreads helped bridge pricing gaps between buyers and sellers and boosted deal activity, according to CBRE, Dallas.
Dealmaker: M&T Realty Capital Corp. Provides $23M Cash-Out Refinance in Pennsylvania
M&T Realty Capital Corp., Baltimore, announced the closing of a $23.2 million Freddie Mac floating-rate refinance for DLP Kutztown, an apartment community in Maxatawny Township in eastern Pennsylvania.
CREF Policy Update: MBA Submits Comments on FHFA Proposed GSE Housing Goals and Strategic Plan
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
MBA: Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Increased 36% in the Third Quarter of 2025
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 36% higher in the third quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier, and increased 18% from the second quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
MBA Responds to FHFA’s Proposed 2026-2028 Housing Goals
The Mortgage Bankers Association sent a comment letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency in response to the agency’s proposed rule on its 2026-2028 housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the GSEs.
FOMC Cuts Rate 25 Basis Points; MBA Economist Weighs In
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Markets Committee cut the federal funds rate target by 25 basis points Oct. 29.