Category: News and Trends

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

The Mortgage Bankers Association on Monday shared its concerns with HUD regarding the departent’s Capital Needs Assessment e-tool implementation.

First quarter commercial real estate completions were consistent with historical first quarter numbers and emerging quarterly trends, reported Reis, New York.

Several factors can give commercial real estate practitioners reason for optimism, but there are reasons for concern, said Green Street Advisors, Newport Beach, Calif.

SunTrust Banks, Atlanta, announced it sunset the Pillar Financial brand name effective April 30.

Manhattan’s office market experienced some cooling in early 2018 after several consecutive quarters of positive absorption in 2017, reported Transwestern, Houston.

Waterton, Chicago, closed its latest multifamily value-add investment fund, Waterton Residential Property Venture XIII with $920 million of equity commitments, surpassing its $750 million target. The firm launched the fund in fall 2016 and held its final closing on April 18.

Although the number of distressed retailers will likely rise as the retail sector evolves, their credit effect on U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities should remain limited, reported Moody’s Investors Service, New York.

U.S. commercial real estate industry performance will likely be stronger than previously anticipated through 2018, said the Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Research and Economics Jamie Woodwell, who discusses the MBA 2018 Commercial/Multifamily outlook.