Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 16% higher in the second quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, and increased 12% from the first quarter of 2026, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.

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

Commercial real estate lending maintained momentum in the second quarter, with the number and average size of loans increasing while spreads and loan-to-value ratios tightened, according to CBRE, Dallas.

MBA needs your expertise to drive the industry’s response to the challenges facing your business. We offer many opportunities to participate in our CREF Councils and Committees--formulating policy, developing content for conferences and programs, connecting with colleagues and furthering the real estate finance industry.

U.S. insurers face increasing pressure as they contend with rising damage severity, rising inflation-driven replacement costs and a reshaping of loss patterns, a new report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions finds.

Per a Bureau of Economic Analysis release July 30, real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 1.5% in Q2 2026, according to the advance estimate.

Your legislators want to hear from you, their constituents, about the important issues facing the district, the state, and the country. This toolkit aims to assist you in holding effective, virtual meetings with your legislators.

The Federal Open Markets Committee July 29 kept interest rates steady, holding the target range for federal funds rate at 3.5-3.75%.

On July 23, the Mortgage Bankers Association's CEO Listening Tour brought mortgage industry leaders together in Detroit for candid, peer-to-peer conversations on the issues shaping today's market.

Mesa West Capital, Los Angeles, provided a joint venture between The Dinerstein Companies and PGIM with an $81 million short-term, first-mortgage loan to refinance Atlas Peakview, a recently completed 330-unit multifamily community in Denver suburb Centennial, Colo.