While commercial real estate deal volume dropped in the first quarter, it bounced back in the second, according to new reports.
Category: News and Trends
CREF Highlights
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA relevant to your business and our industry.
Commercial/Multifamily Briefs
Greystone, New York, closed a $600 million commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation backed exclusively by bridge loans on primarily multifamily properties.
Advancing Women in Commercial Real Estate
All businesses benefit by having more women in senior leadership roles, yet women remain underrepresented in commercial real estate leadership, reported Commercial Real Estate Women, Lawrence, Kan.
MISMO Seeks Participants to Standardize Commercial Utility Information
As commercial and multifamily properties deploy more energy- and water-efficient features and lenders seek utility data, MISMO®, the mortgage industry standards organization, seeks participants to help create a Commercial Historical Utility Dataset.
Single-Family Rent Growth Slips
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said rent prices in single-family rental properties increased 2.9 percent year-over-year in July, down slightly year over year.
BofA Survey: Americans Prefer Mortgage over Rent
Most Americans prefer a mortgage payment to paying rent monthly, said Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., in its yearly Homebuyer Insights Report.
Multifamily Market Sees Rent, Occupancy Growth
The multifamily market’s healthy growth continues, shown by continued not-too-fast, not-too-slow rent and occupancy growth.
MBA: 2Q Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Delinquencies Remain Low
Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies remained low in the second quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2Q Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.
CMBS Special Servicing Rate Declines
Trepp, New York, reported the volume of commercial mortgage-backed securities loans and assets in special servicing declined again in August, falling three basis points to 3.22 percent.
