Category: News and Trends

Commercial and multifamily real estate finance professionals will visit Washington, D.C. next week to present the 2017 Mortgage Bankers Association Policy Priorities to policymakers during the MBA National Advocacy Conference.

The highest yielding single-family rental markets in the first quarter were older Midwestern metro areas, RentRange Data Services and HomeUnion reported.

Commercial property prices declined slightly in May, but remain higher than a year ago, according to several reports.

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Commercial real estate is in or nearing a “late stable” stage for most property types in most geographies, reported consulting firm RCLCO, Los Angeles.

Ahead of a series of votes on several House bills addressing flood insurance, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter to members of the House Financial Services Committee expressing support for some measures but raising concern over others.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research Jamie Woodwell, who discusses recent commercial mortgage market trends.

Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., priced its SB32 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust.

Small-cap commercial real estate conditions were “mixed” during the first quarter, reported Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.

Commercial property prices declined slightly in May, but remain higher than a year ago, according to several reports.