Category: News and Trends

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate dropped significantly in July after climbing in June and issuance volume remained healthy, reported Trepp and Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York.

Institutional-grade commercial loans returned 2.11 percent in the second quarter, up from 2.01 percent in first-quarter 2017, the Giliberto-Levy Commercial Mortgage Performance Index reported.

Alternative lenders are on the rise in commercial real estate finance–and a recent upswing in alternative lending appears to be compensating for a similar decline in bank lending, reported CrediFi, New York.

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Alternative lenders are on the rise in commercial real estate finance–and a recent upswing in alternative lending appears to be compensating for a similar decline in bank lending, reported CrediFi, New York.

Alternative lenders are on the rise in commercial real estate finance–and a recent upswing in alternative lending appears to be compensating for a similar decline in bank lending, reported CrediFi, New York.

Multifamily rent growth was virtually flat in July, but the multifamily market remained healthy overall, YardiMatrix and Axiometrics reported.

Another season of bank quarterly earnings has come and gone. Fitch Ratings, New York, said second-quarter results for U.S. banks underscored existing trends with earnings and loan growth “broadly positive but still muted.”

Repealing the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act could significantly boost foreign investment in U.S. real estate, Transwestern Chief Investment Officer Tom McNearney and others say.

Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., priced a Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates) offering backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with ten-year terms.