In 2025, 2,530 different multifamily lenders originated a total of $381.8 billion in new mortgages for multifamily properties with five or more units, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) annual report of the multifamily lending market.

RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., found that apartment sizes increased across the board in 2025, with floor plans averaging 910 square feet nationwide.

Trepp, New York, reported the CMBS Delinquency Rate increased 51 basis points to 7.86% in July. One year ago, the overall U.S. CMBS delinquency rate was 7.23%.

Apartment rent growth remained positive in July despite slowing summer leasing-season momentum, a new report from Apartments.com found.

Real estate investor sentiment fell for the second consecutive quarter, hitting a record low index score of 84 in the latest RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Company Investor Sentiment Index.

Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 23,000 in July, per an Aug. 7 release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

New home sales among the 50 top-selling master-planned communities increased by 3% year-over-year, according to RCLCO Real Estate Consulting, Bethesda, Md.

Walker & Dunlop, Bethesda, Md., arranged a $137.5 million refinancing for 12 Halsey, a newly completed Class A mixed-use multifamily property in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y.