Category: News and Trends

The Mortgage Bankers Association released its first quarter 2016 Commercial/Multifamily DataBook today.

The U.S. economy continues to show slow, steady progress despite fears of a global economic downturn and some domestic headwinds–and this progress should benefit commercial real estate, reported Transwestern, Houston.

With small-balance commercial lending setting a record last year, MBA NewsLink posed questions to Silver Hill Funding national sales manager Michael Boggiano to get a lender’s perspective on this business.

The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady came as no surprise–and should benefit commercial real estate, analysts said.

The hotel pipeline–rooms in the planning and construction phases–grew nearly 20 percent year-over-year, reported STR, Hendersonville, Tenn.

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday published an Order with Mortgage Bankers Association-supported provisions regarding margining requirements for covered agency transactions.

Small-cap rents surged during the first quarter as small property landlords benefited from extremely tight markets, reported Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.

Recent economic volatility presented obstacles for office sector expansion, but steady employment and oil price growth along with heightened international market stability led to a calmer outlook in recent weeks, said Trepp, New York.

Commercial lending markets, briefly derailed by credit market volatility in early 2016, got back on track by early April, reported CBRE, Los Angeles.

Commercial real estate is seeing ample capital, low cap rates and high valuations at the moment, but coming regulations could change that, said CIT Real Estate Finance President Matt Galligan.