Category: News and Trends

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.

Offices of the Mortgage Bankers Association will close on Dec. 23 will remain closed until Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017.

Multifamily investing fundamentals grew stronger in the third quarter, reported Freddie Mac, McLean, Va.

Commercial and multifamily property prices both continue their rising trends, two reports said yesterday.

The hotel pipeline grew more than 20 percent year-over-year–and the sector is sensitive to shocks, which the upcoming supply wave could magnify, analysts said.

Without question, e-commerce has changed the retail sector–but it might change industrial real estate even more, said CBRE, Los Angeles.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released its final “Duty to Serve” rule on Tuesday after a several-year long rule-making process.

Occupancy Expected to Decline in 2017 After Eight-Year Run

A sharp increase in 10-year U.S. Treasurys and expectations of tax code changes next year has encouraged many investors to reassess their strategies, reported Marcus & Millichap, Calabasas, Calif.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities loans maturing in December could suffer from a decrease in liquidity as issuers wrestle with the upcoming risk-retention rule, said Morningstar Credit Ratings, Chicago.