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Dealmaker: Greystone Provides $48M for Two Multifamily Assets
Greystone, New York, provided $48.2 million in HUD-insured loans to refinance multifamily properties in Virginia and Arizona.
CMBS Delinquency Rate Falls; Issuance Bounces Back
The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate continued to fall in October while issuance increased, said Trepp LLC and KBRA, New York.
ULI Forecast Sees Potential Rebound in 2021-2022
The Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C., said a consensus of real estate economists surveyed expect a short-lived recession and above-average GDP growth in 2021 and 2022.
MBA Chart of the Week: Commercial/Multifamily Property Sales & Mortgage Originations
Commercial and multifamily mortgage origination volumes tend to move nearly in lockstep with property sales activity. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, both tumbled, but with some important caveats.
Signs of Retail Sector Distress Grow
The retail market is starting to see distress as the pandemic enters its ninth month, said Moody’s Analytics REIS, New York.
MBA Forecast: 2020 Commercial/Multifamily Lending Down 34% from 2019 Record Volumes
Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers are expected to close $395 billion of loans backed by income-producing properties in 2020, a 34 percent decline from 2019’s record $601 billion, according to a new Mortgage Bankers Association forecast.
Andrew Foster: Trade Associations–Community Building in Unsettling Times
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value. -Hermann Hesse
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“There remains a great deal of uncertainty about the pandemic and its impacts on the economy and commercial real estate, with significant differences across property types and capital sources.” — MBA Vice President for Commercial Real Estate Research Jamie Woodwell.
Tech Industry Drives Office Leasing Despite Pandemic
Tech industry job loss has been minimal during the pandemic, and the tech sector is still driving U.S. office-leasing activity, reported CBRE, Los Angeles.