SAN DIEGO–Frank Cassidy, federal housing commissioner and assistant secretary for housing at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, outlined some of his goals on the main stage at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo Feb. 9. Affordability and deregulation are key on that list.
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Chandler on Getting Involved, Passing the Torch
SAN DIEGO–“We always need to be moving forward,” said 2026 Mortgage Bankers Association Chair Christine Chandler, on stage at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo Feb. 9. “We owe it to our customers, our communities and our entire country. When our companies succeed, we empower others to succeed.”
MBA Applauds House Passage of the Housing for the 21st Century Act
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement after the full House passage of H.R. 6644, the Housing for the 21st Century Act.
MBA’s Future Leaders Program Graduates 35 Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate Finance Professionals
MBA Education, the education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), recognized 35 graduates from MBA’s Future Leaders Program held at MBA’s 2026 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
Dealmaker: Mesa West Capital Originates $27M for San Francisco Industrial Property
Mesa West Capital, Los Angeles, provided Lift Partners with $26.9 million in first mortgage debt for the sale-leaseback of 100 Utah Avenue, a 117,500-square-foot industrial building in South San Francisco.
CREF Policy Update: U.S. House Passes Bipartisan Housing Package
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
MBA Presents Zain Smith With the David H. Stevens, CMB, Real Estate Legacy Scholarship Award
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced at its 2026 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo that Zain Smith has been recognized as the David H. Stevens, CMB, Real Estate Legacy Scholarship award winner. The award recognizes students from MBA’s Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) Fellowship Program and HomeFree-USA’s Center for Financial Advancement (CFA) Program who have shown career aspirations in the real estate finance industry.
CREF Policy Update: Partial Government Shutdown Ends as House Passes Five-Bill FY 2026 Appropriations “Minibus” Package; Includes HUD Funding
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
MBA NewsLink Premier Member Spotlight: Newbanks
One in a series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Q&A With JLL’s Kai Pan: Navigating Multifamily Valuations in a Dynamic Market
MBA NewsLink sat down with JLL’s Kai Pan to talk about current multifamily trends.