Category: News and Trends

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Senior Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Thomas Kim, who discusses how proposed reforms to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would impact the multifamily industry.  

As MBA had anticipated in its forecast, the Federal Reserve proceeded with another 25 basis point rate hike and announced plans to begin unwinding its balance sheet this year.

As MBA had anticipated in its forecast, the Federal Reserve proceeded with another 25 basis point rate hike and announced plans to begin unwinding its balance sheet this year.

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

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.