While the hope remains that the recession will be short-lived with a strong recovery in the second half of 2020, commercial real estate typically lags the broader economy.
CMF Newslinks Archive
MBA: First Quarter CMF Borrowing Down 2%
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations decreased 2 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
MBA Education CRE Basics: Underwriting Office and Valuation Starts June 9
MBA Education presents its popular CRE Basics: Underwriting Office and Valuation online course on Tuesdays from June 9 through June 30.
Signals of a Rebound in Buyer and Renter Demand
Washington Post, May 6, 2020–Michele LernerData from Google search traffic and from home sales and rental websites indicate that after searches related to apartments and requests to view homes dropped …
Real Estate Industry Could be Permanently Changed, Even After Pandemic Passes
Washington Post, May 4, 2020–Ilyce Glink, Samuel Tamkin There’s a long list of the ways the novel coronavirus has impacted the real estate market. (MBA mention) https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/04/new-normal-is-coming-wake-coronavirus-pandemic/
MBA Education: The New Un-Normal for Multifamily May 20
Learn about the new un-normal for multifamily markets and how they are affecting property fundamentals through to loan performance.
MBA Education: The New Un-Normal for Lodging Markets May 15
Commercial and multifamily markets were carrying strong momentum into the beginning of 2020. But that was then and this is now.
How Will COVID-19 Affect Affordable Housing?
Mortgage Professional America, Apr. 30, 2020–Kasi Johnston The need for affordable housing isn’t going away, according to Marsha Goff of Merchants Capital, but she believes new affordable housing projects may …
Banks’ Revamped Outlook on Multifamily Lending
Multi-Housing News, Apr. 30, 2020–Joe Gose The COVID-19 pandemic has upended projections for multifamily lending, but banks should continue to favor the asset class over the long term. (MBA mention) …
Tools for a Construction Lender’s Toolbox in the COVID-19 Era
The coronavirus pandemic has shut down non-essential construction projects in numerous states and has severely delayed or otherwise impacted construction in almost every other state. These delays and impacts may deal a fatal blow to some project owners.