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MBA: 2023 Commercial, Multifamily Borrowing/Lending Expected to Fall to $700B
The Mortgage Bankers Association released its updated baseline forecast Thursday, projecting total commercial and multifamily mortgage borrowing and lending to fall to $700 billion this year, a 5 percent decline from an expected 2022 total of $740 billion.
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MBA CREF Policy Update Jan. 5, 2023
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
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Freddie Mac: Multifamily Market to Moderate
Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., said the multifamily market will likely continue to cool off this year.
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CMBS Supply-Demand Fundamentals Slip
Commercial property market supply and demand fundamentals slipped in the third quarter, reported Moody's Investors Service, New York.
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Office Sector’s Future Up for Debate
Colliers International, Toronto, said the U.S. office market is stabilizing following two-plus years of pandemic-driven correction, but noted “considerable debate and speculation” about its future.
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Yardi: E-Commerce Propelling Industrial Sector
The e-commerce boom that started in 2020 is still propelling the U.S. industrial market, reported Yardi Matrix, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Dealmaker: Gantry Secures $20M Office Refinance
Gantry, San Francisco, secured a $19.5 million permanent loan to refinance Esquire Plaza, a 22-story office tower in Sacramento, Calif.