The commercial real estate market appears to be stabilizing, with market participants seeing relief on the horizon as interest rates have started to decline, according to SitusAMC’s latest CRE Debt and Valuation Trends analysis.
Category: News and Trends

Fraud Panel: Watch Out for ‘Low-Hanging Fruit,’ Synthetic Identities, Business Email Compromises
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Experts took to the stage at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Compliance and Risk Management Conference Sept. 23, to highlight the importance of being vigilant in all aspects of digital life and provide insights into fraud trends that could be seen by those working in the mortgage industry.

CoreLogic: Single-Family Rental Prices Up 2.8% in July
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., reported single-family rental prices grew 2.8% year-over-year in July.

ATTOM: Home Flipping Activity Dips, but Profits Up in Q2
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its second-quarter 2024 U.S. Home Flipping Report, finding that 79,540 single-family homes and condos were flipped in the quarter.

Housing Starts See Bump in August
The U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced an increase in housing starts in August.

MBA Newslink Multifamily Roundtable: Rates, Refinancings and Resolutions
MBA NewsLink interviewed three analysts, Brian Bailey, Kim Betancourt and Chong Sin, about their thoughts on the multifamily landscape.

Dealmaker: JLL Secures $44M Refinancing in Redmond, Wash.
JLL Capital Markets, Chicago, secured a $43.5 million refinancing for The Carter on the Park, a 180-unit apartment community in downtown Redmond, Wash.

MBA’s Bob Broeksmit on Recent Trigger Leads Progress, Other Key Industry Issues to Watch
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, took the stage at MBA’s Compliance and Risk Management Conference Sept. 23 to discuss some hot topics–including the recent addition of trigger leads provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act.

CREF Policy Update: Federal Reserve Cuts Rates By a Half Point; First Rate Cut Since 2020
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.

Fed Cuts Interest Rates 50 Basis Points; MBA Economist Weighs In
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points Sept. 18.