ExactBid, San Jose, Calif. integrated its Real Estate Information Management System bank appraisal management platform with appraisal software system Narrative1.
Category: News and Trends

Akerman: CRE Optimism Rises
Commercial real estate lenders and investors have grown more confident since November’s presidential election, reported law firm Akerman LLP, Miami.

Marcus & Millichap: Hotel Lenders Grow More Conservative
Hotel lenders are tightening leverage and lowering loan amounts as the sector’s performance metrics slip, reported Marcus & Millichap, Calabasas, Calif.

Commercial/Multifamily Briefs
Arbor Realty Trust, Uniondale, N.Y., closed a $360 million commercial real estate mortgage securitization.

MBA Chart of the Week: Agency Multifamily MBS and Total Private-Label CMBS Outstanding
While volume has held relatively steady in recent years, the composition of securitized commercial and multifamily mortgage debt has changed dramatically.

Economic Indicators Point Upward for Industrial Real Estate
The industrial sector has faced tough times over the past few years as the economy continues its shift away from manufacturing. However, recent economic data related to the U.S. industrial real estate market pointing in a positive direction, said CBRE Econometrics Advisors, Los Angeles.

Multifamily Market ‘Springs to Life’ in March; Coastal Areas Face Affordability Issues
The volatile multifamily market perked up in March, with rents rising by 2.7 percent nationwide, reported Yardi Matrix, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Federal Reserve: Economy Expands While CRE Remains Strong
U.S. economic activity expanded modestly to moderately between mid-January and late March while commercial real estate activity remained strong, the Federal Reserve reported yesterday.

Federal Reserve: Economy Expands, CRE Remains Strong
U.S. economic activity expanded modestly to moderately between mid-January and late March while commercial real estate activity remained strong, the Federal Reserve reported.

MBA Chart of the Week: Agency Multifamily MBS and Total Private-Label CMBS Outstanding
While volume has held relatively steady in recent years, the composition of securitized commercial and multifamily mortgage debt has changed dramatically.