Category: News and Trends

SAN DIEGO–Commercial real estate remains healthy going into 2018, but it dynamics are changing, says Mortgage Bankers Association Vice President of Commercial and Multifamily Research Jamie Woodwell.

SAN DIEGO–The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded Thomas S. Dennard, Chairman and CEO of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, with its 2018 Commercial Real Estate Finance Distinguished Service Award.

If given $1 billion today, most commercial real estate executives would invest it in the industrial sector, reported Altus Group Limited, Toronto.

Commercial real estate remains more appealing than many alternative investments including stocks, bonds and cash–largely due to CRE’s relatively stable income component–reported Situs RERC, Houston.

This week’s chart shows annual private-label commercial mortgage-backed securities issuance volumes over the past 12 years, where CMBS AAA spreads to swaps are averaged for the year.

Single-tenant net lease big box store cap rates increased 25 basis points last year to 6.75 percent, reported Boulder Group, Northbrook, Ill.

The market for data centers–a growing industrial real estate subsector–is well positioned for continued growth, said JLL, Chicago.

This week’s chart shows annual private-label commercial mortgage-backed securities issuance volumes over the past 12 years, where CMBS AAA spreads to swaps are averaged for the year.

This week’s chart shows annual private-label commercial mortgage-backed securities issuance volumes over the past 12 years, where CMBS AAA spreads to swaps are averaged for the year.

In this MBA video, the Mortgage Bankers Association presents its 2017 annual report.