HJ Sims, Fairfield, Conn., opened a new West Coast office in Orange County, Calif., and hired Brady Johnson as Senior Vice President.
Category: News and Trends
COVID-19 Economic Impact Reaches Small Multifamily Sector
COVID-19 pandemic effects are reaching the small multifamily sector, with loan originations and asset prices falling, reported Arbor and Chandan Economics.
Coronavirus Hits Hotel Sector Hard
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the hotel sector exceptionally hard, leading to some creative financing and investment opportunities, said Cushman & Wakefield, Chicago.
Multifamily Leasing Bounces Back
New apartment lease signings “clawed back” to year-ago levels in late April after plunging nearly 50 percent in late March, reported RealPage, Richardson, Texas.
Federal Agencies Launch Joint Mortgage, Housing Assistance Website on Coronavirus Impact
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Housing Finance Agency and HUD launched a new mortgage and housing assistance website designed to ensure homeowners and renters have current and accurate housing assistance information during the COVID-19 national emergency.
Multifamily Market Musings: A Q&A With PGIM’s Mike McRoberts
MBA NewsLink interviewed PGIM Real Estate Finance Managing Director Mike McRoberts, who serves as Chairman of the firm’s Agency platform.
Senate Approves Montgomery HUD Nomination; Dana Wade FHA Nomination Next Up
It seemed like it took forever—and in political terms, seven months feels like forever—but Brian Montgomery is finally, officially, HUD Deputy Secretary.
MBA: First Quarter CMF Borrowing Down 2%
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations decreased 2 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
Tools for a Construction Lender’s Toolbox in the COVID-19 Era
The coronavirus pandemic has shut down non-essential construction projects in numerous states and has severely delayed or otherwise impacted construction in almost every other state. These delays and impacts may deal a fatal blow to some project owners.
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