Small-cap multifamily properties are proving resilient during the pandemic-induced recession, said Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.
Category: News and Trends
MBA, Trade Groups Ask Banking Agencies for TDR Relief
The Mortgage Bankers Association and more than a half-dozen industry trade groups asked federal banking agencies for guidance that loan modifications with terms longer than six months fall within the troubled debt restructuring relief provided by a recent Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus.
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“Overall, we expect the real estate recovery, particularly the office sector, to lag the broader economic recovery by several quarters. This follows the pattern of previous cycles but with the added complication of getting people back into the workplace.” — CBRE Global Chief Economist and Head of Americas Research Richard Barkham.
CREF Highlights Nov. 12, 2020
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA relevant to your business and our industry.
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.