CREF Highlights

Commercial and multifamily developments and activities relevant to your business and our industry.

Fitch: CMBS Delinquencies Dropped 21% in 2016

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate closed out 2016 down 21 percent by balance from year-end 2015, but late-pays could reverse course in 2017, reported Fitch Ratings, New York.

CBRE: 2017 Hotel Outlook a ‘Mixed Bag’

This year offers “mixed blessings” for U.S. hotels, with near-record occupancy levels projected but average daily room rates that will likely continue to level off, predicted CBRE Hotels, Atlanta.

JLL: Industrial, Retail Momentum Drives REITs

This year offers “mixed blessings” for U.S. hotels, with near-record occupancy levels projected but average daily room rates that will likely continue to level off, predicted CBRE Hotels, Atlanta.

Fitch: Watch Property Performance in a Peaking Market

Although Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.0 property cash flows remain strong, participants should watch property performance in a peaking market, noted Fitch Ratings, New York.

Commercial Briefs

Extensia Financial, Northridge, Calif., a credit union service organization dedicated to commercial real estate lending and advisory services, launched a CRE lending consulting service program to help credit unions develop and maintain their commercial lending programs.