Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations decreased 14 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.

MBA NewsLink interviewed Robin Bolz, Managing Director and Head of Commercial Real Estate Strategy at JPMorgan Chase, about the future of data and commercial lending.

Last week the United States Department of Treasury released a revised set of frequently asked questions regarding the Emergency Rental Assistance program available for residential tenants. The guidance is intended to speed up the distribution of rental assistance funding to tenants and landlords in need.

The Research Institute for Housing America, MBA’s think tank, released updated first-quarter results that allow us to assess how renters, mortgagors and student loan borrowers fared over the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the pendulum swings to economic recovery, real estate investors in search of property acquisitions are turning to investment sales professionals to acquire properties as well as auction companies, with a willingness to bid on both attractive properties and mortgage loans. MBA NewsLink interviewed Justin Latorre, Managing Director of Auction Services at LightBox, about trends he sees at a leading auction platform for commercial real estate assets.

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International investors feel increasingly optimistic about U.S. commercial real estate, sparking increased interest in secondary and tertiary markets, said the Association of Foreign Investment in Real Estate, Washington, D.C.

Phillips Realty Capital, Bethesda, Md., arranged $58 million in debt and equity for St. Joseph Apartments, a planned 268-unit apartment property in Upper Marlboro, Md.