After a slow start in 2019, the commercial mortgage-backed securities market ended strong, with $39.1 billion of private-label CMBS issuance during the fourth quarter – more than double the $18.8 …
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Report Cites Sharp Increase in Single-Person Households
Point2 Homes, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, says the concept of the traditional household is eroding, citing an increase in single-person household.
‘Silicon Prairie’ Communities Top List of Up-and-Coming Tech Markets
Looking for a place to launch–or provide a mortgage to–a startup? Oklahoma City, Kansas City and Jacksonville provide best potential for growth, while affordability and labor-competition challenges see Silicon Valley desirability fade, according to a new report from Zillow Inc., Seattle.
MBA Chart of the Week: Factors Impacting Commercial Real Estate Finance
Buoyed by low interest rates, strong property markets and rising property values, commercial and multifamily mortgage banking firms anticipate a solid year in 2020, according to MBA’s 2020 Commercial Real Estate Finance Outlook Survey.
CREF Outlook Survey: Majority of Firms Expect Originations to Increase in 2020
Following an anticipated record year of lending in 2019, commercial and multifamily mortgage originators expect 2020 to be another strong year in activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2020 Commercial Real Estate Finance Outlook Survey.
MBA Education Webinars Now Free to MBA Members
All MBA member companies in good standing now have more MBA benefits to celebrate, including complimentary access to all online education webinars and webinar recordings.
MBA Education School of Multifamily Mortgage Banking in Washington, D.C. Feb. 2020
MBA Education’s Multifamily School of Mortgage Banking provides a comprehensive and interactive look at the critical elements of multifamily real estate finance. Click here for more information or to register.
MBA CREF Forecast: 2020 Commercial/Multifamily Lending to Climb 9 Percent to $683 Billion
Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers are expected to close a record $683 billion of loans backed by income-producing properties in 2020, a 9 percent increase from 2019’s anticipated record volume of $628 billion, according to a new Mortgage Bankers Association forecast.
Investor-Driven Lender Growth in CRE Finance
The rise of debt funds, mortgage real estate investment trusts and other players broadly referred to as “investor-driven lenders” has been at the heart of the commercial real estate finance narrative this cycle–particularly in recent years.