The Mortgage Bankers Association and a dozen industry trade groups urged HUD to address “severe processing delays” that are impeding financing of affordable housing in the Federal Housing Administration multifamily and healthcare programs.

As the July 31 federal eviction moratorium expiration approaches, the Biden Administration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mortgage Bankers Association and industry groups are working together to inform apartment owners and renters about the rental assistance programs available to them.

The Mortgage Bankers Association co-hosted a virtual panel with the California Mortgage Bankers Association and the American Council of Life Insurers on July 14.

The Mortgage Bankers Association introduces a new offering to its members -- the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Study -- separately designed and compiled for both the residential and commercial/multifamily sides of the real estate finance industry.

Real Capital Analytics, New York, said U.S. commercial property price growth shifted higher in June, led by the apartment sector.

JLL Capital Markets, Chicago, secured $80.5 million in acquisition financing for a five-property grocery-anchored retail portfolio in the Philadelphia area.

Boxwood Means LLC, Stamford, Conn., said small-cap commercial real estate is coming back into balance with larger properties after pandemic-induced shocks to the U.S. economy and the CRE markets.

Life-science lab space has emerged as a coveted sector as hefty increases in funding and employment fuel both demand for and construction of lab space in leading U.S. life-science markets, reported CBRE, Dallas.

MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, seeks participants for its Commercial Appraisal Development Work Group (DWG) as Phase 2 kicks off with a focus on expanding the Commercial Appraisal Dataset Standard to include more data points related to retail, industrial and office (RIO) properties.