SAN DIEGO–Every commercial property sector has seen both challenges and opportunities since the pandemic. Five real estate executives gathered here at MBA’s Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo to share their thoughts.
Category: News and Trends

MISMO Announces 2025 Board of Directors
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization announced its Board of Directors for 2025.

2025 Opens With Lower CMBS Delinquency Rate, Fitch Finds
The overall U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate decreased by three basis in January to 2.95%, according to Fitch Ratings, New York.

Dealmaker: Eastern Union Arranges $11M Loan to Refinance New Jersey Property
Eastern Union, New York, arranged a $10.965 million loan to refinance construction of a mixed-use property in Newark, N.J. The property is an adaptive reuse of an office building.

CREF Policy Update:#MBACREF25 Brings More Than 2,000 CREF Professionals to San Diego
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.

CRE Executive Perspectives: Looking Back at 2024
SAN DIEGO–Looking at it in the rear-view mirror, 2024 seems like two very different environments, senior executives said here at MBA’s Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo Tuesday.

CMF Quote of the Week
“To make this vision a reality, we need every agency doing its part, and we need every capital source to be empowered. That’s how we build flourishing communities—and we’re telling policymakers that companies like yours are ready to lead the way.”
–MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB on investing in communities, including commercial space and multifamily housing

Broeksmit: A New Era of Opportunity
SAN DIEGO–The landscape in Washington, D.C. is changing, and MBA views it as a “new era of opportunity,” said MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.

MBA Receives Grant from PREA Foundation to Launch Program to Raise Awareness of CRE Career Opportunities
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced a new partnership with the PREA Foundation that will focus on leading college students into deeper relationships with the commercial real estate finance industry. The partnership will highlight MBA’s and the PREA Foundation’s commitment to fostering inclusive growth in the CRE industry through expanding opportunities to diverse talent.

143,000 Jobs Added in January, Unemployment Rate Edges Down
There were 143,000 jobs added to total nonfarm payroll employment in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Feb. 7.