Yardi Matrix, Santa Barbara, Calif., will now report on the student housing sector.
Category: News and Trends
Seniors Housing Spotlight
All property types have felt some effects from COVID-19, but seniors housing is a special case. It has seen a variety of impacts including in occupancy rates and expenses.
MBA, Trade Groups Submit Urgent Main Street Lending Program Recommendations
The Mortgage Bankers Association and affiliated groups shared urgent recommendations with the Senate Banking Committee to improve the Main Street Lending Program’s effectiveness for commercial real estate owners and tenants.
CREF Highlights July 23, 2020
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA relevant to your business and our industry.
People: Freddie Mac Promotes Ling Xu, Arbor Hires Ohana, Walker & Dunlop Hires Koch and Beigle
Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., named Ling Xu Vice President of Multifamily Investments and Portfolio Management.
COVID-19 Pandemic to Cause Commercial/Multifamily Lending Pullback This Year
Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers are expected to close $248 billion of loans backed by income-producing properties this year, a 59 percent decline from 2019’s record volume of $601 billion, a new Mortgage Bankers Association forecast said.
Commercial/Multifamily Briefs from RealMassive, Walker & Dunlop and Colliers International
RealMassive, Austin, Texas, said it will offer access to its DataQu property data platform at no cost through year-end.
People: Eastern Union Promotes Lipoff, Merchants Capital Hires George
Eastern Union, Brooklyn, N.Y., promoted Jacob Lipoff to lead the company’s newly centralized QTS Banking and Capital Markets Division.
CREF Policy Update July 16, 2020
Last week the Life Risk-Based Capital Working Group of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners approved guidance on property valuations for 2020 life company risk-based capital reporting.
Commercial-Multifamily Briefs July 9, 2020
Walker & Dunlop launched a paid summer internship program for high school and college students from diverse backgrounds in partnership with Project Destined, REPLI and REIRail.