The Dodge Momentum Index, which tracks nonresidential building projects in the planning stage, decreased 5.3% in October to 197.2 from September’s 208.2 reading.
Category: News and Trends
Chart of the Week: CRE Property Sales and Borrowing
After a slow start to this year, borrowing and lending backed by commercial real estate properties picked up during the third quarter. Originations increased 59% compared to a year ago and increased 44% from the second quarter of 2024.
Q&A With MBA’s Gail Griffith-Roch Breaking Down Changes to the CRI Designation Process
The Chartered Realty Investor designation is undergoing some changes, including a rewrite of the Level II Exam. To understand what changes are being made–and why–MBA NewsLink sat down with Gail Griffith-Roch, MBA’s Associate Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Education Content.
MBA Statement on FHFA’s 2025 Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement regarding the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announcement of the 2025 multifamily lending purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs).
CMBS Market Musings: An Interview with 3650 Capital’s Malay Bansal
MBA Newslink recently interviewed Malay Bansal, Head of Trading & Capital Markets at 3650 Capital, who shared insights about the CMBS issuer ecosystem and CRE securitization markets.
Dealmaker: Mesa West Capital Provides $50M Loan to Refinance Georgia Hotel
Mesa West Capital, Los Angeles, provided a joint venture led by Regent Partners and Mariner Group with $50 million in short-term first mortgage debt to refinance a recently constructed Hyatt Hotel in Savannah, Ga.
CREF Policy Update: HUD Limits Healthcare Refinancing Dramatically
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
Commercial and Multifamily People in the News Nov. 14, 2024
Industry personnel news from JLL, CBRE and Merchants Bank.
CMF Quote of the Week
“After a slow start to the year, borrowing and lending backed by commercial real estate properties picked up during the third quarter.”
–Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s Head of Commercial Real Estate Research
CardRates: Many Young Americans Spending Significantly on Housing
CardRates, Gainesville, Fla., released a survey of millennial and Gen Z Americans, finding 76.32% of respondents are spending more than 31% of their monthly income on housing.