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The Mortgage Bankers Association named Stephanie Milner its new Associate Vice President of Multifamily. Her first day at MBA was Tuesday, Feb. 1.

The Mortgage Bankers Association is the voice of the entire real estate finance industry. In this new video, MBA commercial and multifamily members discuss what the organization means to them and the benefits they receive from MBA's conferences, education and advocacy.

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Developing Leaders Mentoring Program is a newly launched 12-month program designed to support development of employees within our member organizations.

Fitch Ratings, New York, reported 17 percent of U.S. equity real estate investment trusts had negative outlooks in December, down significantly from a year ago.

Chatham Financial, Kennett Square, Pa., will host its Semiannual Market Update for Real Estate on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 11:00 AM ET.

Institutional-quality commercial real estate returned 6.15 percent in the fourth quarter, up from 5.23 percent in the third quarter, the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries reported.

Enterprise Community Partners named Lori Chatman president of its Capital Division, which oversees the equity, debt and tax credit products Enterprise provides to the affordable housing and community development industries.

The Boulder Group, Wilmette, Ill., said single-tenant net lease big box sector cap rates decreased 50 basis points between late 2020 and late 2021 to 6.25 percent.

The Federal Open Market Committee did not pull trigger on an increase to the federal funds rate last week—but it left little doubt about action at its next policy meeting in March.

Real estate developers and policymakers can promote equity, environmental resilience and economic mobility by investing in forward-looking infrastructure, said the Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C