The Mortgage Bankers Association and its Affordable Homeownership Advisory Council just released a white paper, Leveraging Rental Payment History to Approve More First-Time Homebuyers, outlining how lenders and the government-sponsored enterprises can more effectively use rent payment data to responsibly qualify first-time homebuyers.
Category: News and Trends
MBA Premier Member Editorial: 10 Things to Know in the Property Market
While the spring homebuying season is in full swing, homebuying activity continues to be challenged by elevated and volatile mortgage rates as well as affordability challenges resulting from surging costs of insurance and property taxes.
Hotel Construction Declines for Third Consecutive Month
The number of U.S. hotel rooms under construction decreased year-over-year for a third consecutive month, according to CoStar, Washington, D.C.
RCN Capital Reports Real Estate Investor Sentiment Falls
RCN Capital, South Windsor, Conn., released the spring 2025 RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Co. Investor Sentiment Index, finding that the quarterly score fell to 88.
Dealmaker: Greystone Provides $120M in Financing for Chicago Multifamily Acquisition
Greystone, New York, provided $120 million in Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing financing for the acquisition of a high-rise in Chicago’s Fulton Market district.
CREF Policy Update: MBA Urges HUD to Curb Excess Regulation
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
CMF Quote of the Week
“Commercial real estate lending rebounded to $498 billion in 2024, up 16% from the prior year and driven largely by multifamily activity and continued strength from dedicated mortgage banking firms, which closed $411 billion in loans.”
–Reggie Booker, MBA’s Associate Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research
Total Commercial Real Estate Borrowing and Lending Increased 16% in 2024
Total commercial real estate mortgage borrowing and lending is estimated to have totaled $498 billion in 2024, a 16% increase from the $429 billion in 2023, and a 39% decrease from $816 billion in 2022, according to MBA’s 2024 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Annual Origination Volume Summation.
MBA Asks HUD to Update FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing Program
MBA sent the Department of Housing and Urban Development a letter urging the agency to consider some updates to its FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing program to lower housing costs and boost housing supply.
Commercial/Multifamily Briefs, April 24, 2025
Commercial/multifamily industry news from Northmarq, Affinius and JLL.