SAN DIEGO–The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded Freddie Mac Multifamily with the 2020 Commercial/Multifamily Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Leadership Award.
CMF Newslinks Archive
MBA Forecasts Another Record Year for Originations
Commercial Property Executive, Feb. 11, 2020–Therese Fitzgerald Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations wrapped up 2019 with the strongest quarter on record since the second quarter of 2007, according to the …
MBA Forecasts U.S. Economy to Slow in 2020 as Job Market Weakens
Real Estate Business Online, Feb. 10, 2020–Matt ValleyThe U.S. economy is likely to take a hit this year from the effects of geopolitical uncertainty and a global recession in the …
#CREF2020: MBA: Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Hits New High to Close Out 2019
SAN DIEGO–A 7 percent increase in commercial and multifamily mortgage originations in the fourth quarter capped off a strong 2019 for the market, according to preliminary estimates from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
Secret Plan to Buy Freddie Mac is the Focus of Lobbyist Lawsuits
Bloomberg, Feb. 11, 2020–Joe Light, Elizabeth DexheimerThe unsuccessful scheme has become the focus of a legal battle involving two former Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco employees against that …
Commercial/Multifamily Briefs
Walker & Dunlop and GeoPhy launched Apprise, a new firm that will leverage technology and data science to improve the consistency, transparency and speed of multifamily appraisals.
Labor Shortages are Hitting Multifamily, Too
HousingWire, Feb. 7, 2020–Julia FalconDespite a prolonged multifamily growth schedule, there is still room for rent price to go up, according to Yardi Matrix. https://www.housingwire.com/articles/labor-shortages-are-hitting-multifamily-too/
Q&A: How Low Interest Rates Are Bolstering CRE Loans
Commercial Property Executive, Feb. 6, 2020–Timea-Erika PappJonathan Roth, Justin Kennedy and Toby Cobb of 3650 REIT discuss the industry’s current direction and what to expect going forward.https://www.cpexecutive.com/post/qa-how-low-interest-rates-are-bolstering-cre-loans/
What’s in a B-Piece? Morgan Properties’ Jason Morgan Breaks It Down
Commercial Observer, Jan, 30, 2020–Matt Grossman Jason Morgan of Morgan Properties, King of Prussia, Pa., discusses how he decided to take the plunge into B-piece investing and shares his thoughts …
Fed Holds Line on Benchmark Rates
The Federal Open Market Committee, anticipating no dramatic changes to the U.S. economy in the near future, concluded its two-day policy meeting last week with no action on key interest rates.