Category: News and Trends

Moody’s Corp., New York, agreed to acquire data provider Reis, Inc., New York, in an all-cash transaction valued at $278 million.

The data center industry is well positioned to meet the significantly increased demand it is seeing, reported JLL, Chicago.

Offices of the Mortgage Bankers Association will be closed Monday, Sept. 3 in observation of the Labor Day holiday.

Commercial and multifamily mortgage borrowing and lending have started 2018 at the second fastest pace on record, with first-half 2018 originations lower only than those of the first half of 2007. This week’s chart shows origination growth for the four main categories of loans from 2009 to 2018 (year to date).

Low rental home inventory relative to demand fueled the growth of single-family rental rates in the first half, reported CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif.

A “wall” of domestic and global capital, economic growth and a low interest rate environment led to broadly stable capitalization rates for U.S. commercial real estate in first-half 2018, reported CBRE, Los Angeles.

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate declined for the third consecutive month due to steady new issuance and few new delinquencies, reported Fitch Ratings, New York.

Commercial and multifamily mortgage borrowing and lending have started 2018 at the second fastest pace on record, with first-half 2018 originations lower only than those of the first half of 2007. This week’s chart shows origination growth for the four main categories of loans from 2009 to 2018 (year to date).

Commercial and multifamily mortgage borrowing and lending have started 2018 at the second fastest pace on record, with first-half 2018 originations lower only than those of the first half of 2007. This week’s chart shows origination growth for the four main categories of loans from 2009 to 2018 (year to date).

The rest of 2018 should see strong multifamily real estate activity, Berkadia’s Mid-Year Powerhouse Poll said.