The Mortgage Bankers Association weighed in on the Office of Management and Budget’s request for information on “unnecessary, unlawful, unduly burdensome, and unsound” rules.
Category: News and Trends
Delinquency Rates for Commercial Properties Increased in First Quarter: MBA
Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial properties increased during the first quarter of 2025. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest commercial real estate finance Loan Performance Survey.
Chart of the Week: Total Commercial Real Estate Lending
According to MBA’s Annual Origination Summation, from 2020 to 2024, commercial and multifamily mortgage originations experienced notable shifts across investor types. The market peaked in 2021, driven by heightened activity across nearly all sectors, before experiencing a sharp decline in 2023. A modest rebound followed in 2024.
RentCafe Identifies Cities Building Most Apartments Downtown
RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., released its Downtown Construction Report, finding Washington, D.C., is leading large cities in terms of downtown apartments completed between 2020-2024.
Call for Nominations: MBA NewsLink 2025 Tech All-Star Awards
The MBA NewsLink 2025 Tech All-Star Awards nomination period is underway. Nominations are due by Friday, June 6.
New Benefit for MBA Members: Perks Marketplace
Your MBA membership gets you access to discounts and offerings on our exclusive benefits platform, Perks Marketplace.
Dealmaker: Walker & Dunlop Secures $238M for New York Mixed-Use Community
Walker & Dunlop, Bethesda, Md., arranged $237.5 million in financing for a transit-oriented mixed-use community and a five-story condominium located within the Edge-on-Hudson development along the Hudson River in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
CREF Policy Update: CFPB Rescinds Dozens of Guidance Documents
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
Commercial and Multifamily People in the News, May 15, 2025
Commercial and multifamily industry personnel news from Affinius Capital, Greystone, CBRE and JLL.
CMF Quote of the Week
“Multifamily fundamentals continue to strengthen due to strong renter demand and a diminishing construction pipeline. We expect the gains to continue this year and accelerate in 2026.”
–Kelli Carhart, Head of Multifamily Capital Markets for CBRE