Category: News and Trends

MBA Senior Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Finance Tom Kim sat down with MBANow to discuss the outlook for commercial real estate and the upcoming MBA Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo 2019.

Issuance of commercial mortgage-backed securities dropped by 12 percent in 2018, to $77 billion.

MBA Senior Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Finance Tom Kim sat down with MBANow to discuss the outlook for commercial real estate and the upcoming MBA Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo 2019.

Hotel lenders are growing more cautious and believe asset valuations are at or near peak, sector analysts say.

Office buildings that include flexible space can sell for more than regular office buildings in their market, but it depends on several factors, reported CBRE, Los Angeles.

Since the federal government shutdown began on Dec. 22, the Mortgage Bankers Association has worked with the Trump Administration and Congress to minimize its impact on mortgage lenders, servicers and customers. Now, MBA is asking its membership for anecdotal evidence to support its continued efforts.

Institutional investors expect their allocations to commercial real estate investment will rise slightly in the future, reported the Pension Real Estate Association, Hartford, Conn.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service on Friday issued final regulations providing guidance requested by the Mortgage Bankers Association on the section 199A pass-through deduction included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The hotel sector registered record-breaking performance last year and hotel cap rates are bucking larger trends by remaining stable as interest rates rise, said STR and Marcus & Millichap.

ORIX Corp. USA, Dallas, closed OREC 2018-CRE1, a $350 million commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation.