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

SAN DIEGO–Every commercial property sector has seen both challenges and opportunities since the pandemic. Five real estate executives gathered here at MBA’s Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo to share their thoughts.

Realtor.com released its January 2025 Rental Report, finding that the median asking rent price across the top 50 metropolitan areas of the U.S. fell year-over-year for the 18th consecutive month.

The overall U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate decreased by three basis in January to 2.95%, according to Fitch Ratings, New York.

U.S. net-lease investment surged last year, according to new research from CBRE.

Eastern Union, New York, arranged a $10.965 million loan to refinance construction of a mixed-use property in Newark, N.J. The property is an adaptive reuse of an office building.

Commercial/multifamily industry news from CBRE and JLL.

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced here at its 2025 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo that Lori-Lee Stennett, a senior finance major at Howard University, has received the David H. Stevens, CMB, Real Estate Legacy Scholarship. 

SAN DIEGO–The Mortgage Bankers Association formally recognized two member firms, Northmarq and Berkadia, here at its 2025 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.