Commercial/Multifamily Briefs

Calkain Cos. LLC, a commercial real estate brokerage firm focused on net leased assets, launched NetCMG, a new capital markets division designed to address the needs of larger institutional and private-market clients with transactions ranging from $15 million to $100 million.

CREF Highlights

Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA relevant to your business and our industry.

Restaurants, Coffee Shops Lead International Retail Expansion

Restaurants and coffee-shop chains are the most active retail category for international expansion as landlords everywhere make shopping centers more inviting by adding more experiential, “Internet-proof” uses, reported CBRE, Los Angeles.

MBA Chart of the Week: GSE Multifamily Activity

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s commercial/multifamily mortgage bankers origination index reported an 8 percent increase in the dollar volume of loans closed for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac between Q1 2017 and Q1 2018. According to the GSEs’ 10-Qs, their multifamily business activity declined 19 percent over that period.

Stakeholders Ask Servicers for More

MIAMI–Commercial real estate loan servicing has become more challenging as the amount of information sought by various stakeholders has grown “considerably” over the years, analysts say.

MBA Chart of the Week: GSE Multifamily Activity

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s commercial/multifamily mortgage bankers origination index reported an 8 percent increase in the dollar volume of loans closed for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac between Q1 2017 and Q1 2018. According to the GSEs’ 10-Qs, their multifamily business activity declined 19 percent over that period.

MBA Chart of the Week: GSE Multifamily Activity

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s commercial/multifamily mortgage bankers origination index reported an 8 percent increase in the dollar volume of loans closed for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac between Q1 2017 and Q1 2018. According to the GSEs’ 10-Qs, their multifamily business activity declined 19 percent over that period.