Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Affordable Housing Initiative has expanded opportunities for members to stay engaged in affordable multifamily and homeownership efforts by launching an Affordable Housing Newsletter, online affordable housing communities and an Affordable Housing Insights webinar and interview series.

RealPage Analytics, Richardson, Texas, found in a recent analysis that college town apartment markets tend to remain steadier than the national norm, and experience higher apartment occupancy rates.

STR, Hendersonville, Tenn., and Tourism Economics, Wayne, Pa., increased their hotel-sector growth projections–just slightly–in their new joint forecast.

CBRE, Dallas, found that there were fewer industrial leases of 1 million square feet or more in 2023 compared with 2022. Of the top 100 industrial leases signed last year, 43 were for at least 1 million square feet, compared with 63 in 2022.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Tuesday released the 2024 Scorecard for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their joint venture, Common Securitization Solutions LLC.

Greystone, New York, provided an $18.6 million Freddie Mac Optigo loan to refinance a multifamily property in Fayetteville, N.C.