Category: News and Trends

One-to-four family housing starts increased in February to their highest rate since October 2007, staying above 800,000 units for the fifth month in a row.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video on YouTube featuring MBA Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research Jamie Woodwell, who discusses the MBA 2017 forecast for the commercial real estate/multifamily housing markets.

Commercial real estate lending digital marketplace CommLoan, Scottsdale, Ariz. launched a hotline to help commercial mortgage-backed securities noteholders with loans coming due this year.

‘Convenience’ trends are changing both the way people shop for food and the way grocery stores are designed, reported JLL, Chicago.

North America’s most expensive office market, midtown Manhattan, ranked sixth globally with rent exceeding $144 per square foot, reported CBRE, Los Angeles.

The Mortgage Bankers Association this morning released its 2016 Rankings of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Firms’ Origination Volumes, showing that Wells Fargo topped the list again for total origination volumes.

One-to-four family housing starts increased in February to their highest rate since October 2007, staying above 800,000 units for the fifth month in a row.

One-to-four family housing starts increased in February to their highest rate since October 2007, staying above 800,000 units for the fifth month in a row.

JC Penney’s planned closure of up to 140 stores and two distribution centers will weigh on some commercial mortgage-backed securities loans, said Fitch Ratings, New York.

The prospect of increased economic growth and less regulation drove investor sentiment for commercial real estate slightly higher despite potentially rising interest rates, reported CBRE, Los Angeles.