“MBA has long advocated for Congress to update FHA multifamily loan limits to levels that are consistent with housing and economic conditions.”
–MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB
Category: News and Trends
Commercial and Multifamily People in the News May 1, 2025
Commercial and multifamily industry personnel news from Newmark, JLL and Lument.
2025 CRE Private Credit Finance Summit: Nov. 17, Registration Closes Nov. 13
MBA Members are invited to attend the Annual CRE Private Credit Finance Summit on Nov. 13 in NYC.
JLL: U.S. Most Popular Spot for Private Wealth Investment in CRE
JLL, Chicago, released its 2025 Private Wealth report, finding that the U.S. attracted 40% of all global private wealth investment volumes in commercial real estate from 2013-2024.
MBA’s Affordable Homeownership Advisory Council: Leveraging Rental Payment History to Approve More First-Time Homebuyers
The Mortgage Bankers Association and its Affordable Homeownership Advisory Council just released a white paper, Leveraging Rental Payment History to Approve More First-Time Homebuyers, outlining how lenders and the government-sponsored enterprises can more effectively use rent payment data to responsibly qualify first-time homebuyers.
MBA Premier Member Editorial: 10 Things to Know in the Property Market
While the spring homebuying season is in full swing, homebuying activity continues to be challenged by elevated and volatile mortgage rates as well as affordability challenges resulting from surging costs of insurance and property taxes.
Hotel Construction Declines for Third Consecutive Month
The number of U.S. hotel rooms under construction decreased year-over-year for a third consecutive month, according to CoStar, Washington, D.C.
RCN Capital Reports Real Estate Investor Sentiment Falls
RCN Capital, South Windsor, Conn., released the spring 2025 RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Co. Investor Sentiment Index, finding that the quarterly score fell to 88.
Dealmaker: Greystone Provides $120M in Financing for Chicago Multifamily Acquisition
Greystone, New York, provided $120 million in Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing financing for the acquisition of a high-rise in Chicago’s Fulton Market district.
CREF Policy Update: MBA Urges HUD to Curb Excess Regulation
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.