News in Brief from Eastern Union, CBRE, Luxury Mortgage Corp.

With a demand for a second round of federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that will inevitably exceed supply, real estate finance company Eastern Union, Brooklyn, is urging pandemic-wracked small businesses nationwide to get a head start on the loan approval timetable by immediately pre-applying for the program.

CREF Policy Update Jan. 14, 2021

Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA relevant to your business and our industry.

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“Dallas is such an important hub for servicers, so the idea of adding boots on the ground there just made sense.”
–MBA Vice President of Member Engagement Kelli Burke, discussing MBA’s new Associate Director of Member Engagement Jacky Salazar. Salazar will be based in Dallas.

MBA CREF Summary of FY 2021 Appropriations Act

The Mortgage Bankers Association has prepared highlights of the Consolidated Appropriations and Additional Coronavirus Response and Relief Act, which passed Congress on Dec. 21.

CMBS Market Musings–Not Out of the Woods?

As the commercial real estate finance market experienced fits and starts last year, no capital source provided more transparency into commercial real estate than CMBS with its monthly investor reporting and credit rating agency coverage creating a window into market performance and challenges for certain retail and hospitality assets.