Category: News and Trends

The multifamily mortgage market is large and diverse, with 2,554 lenders making 44,623 loans totaling a record $285 billion in 2017 involving loans ranging in size from thousands of dollars to hundreds of millions of dollars.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new interview with DBRS Managing Director Erin Stafford, who discussed commercial mortgage-backed securities, the role of rating agencies and the credit outlook for commercial real estate.

Developers can see a return on investment by incorporating parks and open spaces in their properties, reported the Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C.

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Institutional-quality commercial real estate returned 1.67 percent between July and September, down slightly from 1.81 percent in the second quarter, the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries reported.

The industrial sector is in demand across the country, but California leads the way with the top five markets for industrial real estate investment nationwide, said Ten-X, Irvine, Calif.

Capital One, McLean, Va., established a new unitranche loan program focused on commercial and healthcare real estate with Kayne Anderson Real Estate, Los Angeles, as co-investor.

Technology companies from northern California, Seattle, Boston and New York are expanding into new markets, creating more office space demand and rent growth in beneficiary markets, reported CBRE, Los Angeles.

The commercial real estate industry is making significant progress in reducing energy consumption, carbon emissions, water usage and waste disposal, reported the Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C.

The U.S. hotel sector saw mixed year-over-year performance during the third quarter and full-year 2017 performance fell short of expectations, analysts said.