Longest Federal Government Shutdown Ends; Operations to Resume
The 43-day federal government shutdown--the longest stoppage in U.S. history--ended last night when President Trump signed a bill to reopen government operations.
MBA Announces 2025 CREF Fellowship Winners
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced its CREF Careers Student Fellowship Program winners for this year.
CREF Policy Update: MBA Submits Comments on FHFA Proposed GSE Housing Goals and Strategic Plan
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
Commercial Real Estate Lending Momentum Reaches Highest Level Since 2018: CBRE
Commercial real estate lending improved in the third quarter as stabilizing borrowing costs and tighter credit spreads helped bridge pricing gaps between buyers and sellers and boosted deal activity, according to CBRE, Dallas.
PwC, ULI Look at Emerging Trends for 2026
The commercial real estate sector is seeing a renewed focus on core fundamentals and deploying capital into high-growth areas, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2026, from PwC and the Urban Land Institute.
Hodes Weill, Cornell University: Institutional Target Allocations to Real Estate Decline
Institutional investors decreased their target allocations to real estate by 10 basis points in 2025 to 10.7%--the first decline in more than a decade--a new report from Hodes Weill & Assocs. and Cornell University found.
Dealmaker: M&T Realty Capital Corp. Provides $23M Cash-Out Refinance in Pennsylvania
M&T Realty Capital Corp., Baltimore, announced the closing of a $23.2 million Freddie Mac floating-rate refinance for DLP Kutztown, an apartment community in Maxatawny Township in eastern Pennsylvania.
ATTOM: Vacancy, Zombie Foreclosure Rates Down
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its Q4 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, finding that 1.32% of residential properties in the U.S. were vacant. That amounts to about 1.4 million homes.
