MBA: 2021 Commercial/Multifamily Lending to Increase 31% to $578 Billion

Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers are expected to close $578 billion in loans backed by income-producing properties in 2021, a 31 percent increase from 2020’s volume of $442 billion, according to a new forecast from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Dealmaker: Gantry Secures $20M for Industrial Acquisition

Gantry, San Francisco, secured $9.6 million in financing for the $17.4 million acquisition of a recently constructed multi-tenant industrial property in Phoenix’s Southwest Industrial submarket.

Proptech Changing Real Estate Industry

Real estate has not always been seen as the most technology-focused industry, but that is changing fast, the Urban Land Institute and law firm Goodwin said.

Personnel News From JLL, BWE Investment Sales

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., Chicago, appointed Ben Breslau to the newly established role of Chief Research Officer, effective immediately. He will work closely with the firm’s Global Executive Board and chair the firm’s Global Research Executive Board.