SAN DIEGO–The landscape in Washington, D.C. is changing, and MBA views it as a “new era of opportunity,” said MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
Category: News and Trends
MBA Receives Grant from PREA Foundation to Launch Program to Raise Awareness of CRE Career Opportunities
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced a new partnership with the PREA Foundation that will focus on leading college students into deeper relationships with the commercial real estate finance industry. The partnership will highlight MBA’s and the PREA Foundation’s commitment to fostering inclusive growth in the CRE industry through expanding opportunities to diverse talent.
143,000 Jobs Added in January, Unemployment Rate Edges Down
There were 143,000 jobs added to total nonfarm payroll employment in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Feb. 7.
CoStar: NYC, Nashville Will See The Most New Hotel Rooms This Year
New York City and Nashville are projected to open the most hotel rooms in the U.S. in 2025, according to CoStar, Washington, D.C.
MBA Presents Smriti L. Popenoe with the 2025 CREF Distinguished Service Award
SAN DIEGO–The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded Smriti L. Popenoe, Co-CEO, President, and Chief Investment Officer at Dynex Capital, with the 2025 Commercial Real Estate Finance Distinguished Service Award here at its 2015 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
MBA: 20% of Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Balances Mature in 2025
Twenty percent ($957 billion) of $4.8 trillion of outstanding commercial mortgages held by lenders and investors will mature in 2025, a 3% increase from the $929 billion that matured in 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2024 Commercial Real Estate Survey of Loan Maturity Volumes, released at the 2025 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
MBA Releases 2024 Year-End Commercial/Multifamily Servicer Rankings
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Feb. 10 released its year-end ranking of commercial and multifamily mortgage servicers’ volumes as of Dec. 31, 2024, at its 2025 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Up in the Fourth Quarter of 2024, MBA Reports
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 84% higher in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to a year earlier, and increased 30% from the third quarter of 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations, released Feb. 10 at the 2025 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
Green Lending Compliance: Balancing Costs and Opportunities
SAN DIEGO–As sustainability takes center stage in the financial industry, green lending has become a niche area with unique opportunities and challenges, panelists noted here at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
Dealmaker: Greystone Provides $20.8M in Pennsylvania Multifamily Transaction
Greystone, New York, provided a $20.8 million Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing loan to refinance a 206-unit multifamily property in Allentown, Pa.