CMF Newslinks Archive
Raising Capital Gets Tougher for Real Estate Funds
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 21, 2020–Peter Grant (subscription)The amount of capital raised by real estate private-equity funds plummeted in the fourth quarter in a sign that investors are struggling to …
Brick And Mortar Is Not Dead: Retail Real Estate Persists
Forbes, Jan. 21, 2020–Ari RastegarThe retail landscape is changing, but brick-and-mortar storefronts aren’t going anywhere. Competition-driven retailers are finding innovative ways to “internet-proof” their operations and identify viable storefront locations …
MBA National Advocacy Conference Apr. 21-22
MBA National Advocacy Conference Apr. 21-22The Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Advocacy Conference returns to our Nation’s Capitol, taking place Apr. 21-22 at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Washington, D.C.https://www.mba.org/store/events/conferences-and-meetings/national-advocacy-conference-x256495
Amazon Sought $1 Billion in Incentives on Top of HQ2 Lures
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 16, 2020–Shayndi Raice, Dana Mattioli (subscription)As Amazon began a search for a second headquarters in 2017, and billions in economic incentives to go with it, CEO …
MBA Capital Markets Summit in NYC Apr. 23
MBA CREF presents the second annual Capital Markets Summit. This event brings together the wider commercial real estate finance marketplace to discuss hot topics and industry trends. Whether you represent …
The Yield Curve’s Still Weird. Fed’s Bullard is Okay with That
Reuters, Jan. 17, 2020–Howard SchneiderIt was more than a year ago when St. Louis Federal Reserve bank President James Bullard started raising the alarm about a U.S. bond market where …
Q&A: Jamie Woodwell, Mortgage Bankers Association
Scotsman Guide, Jan. 17, 2020–Victor WhitmanJamie Woodwell, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s resident expert on commercial real estate, spoke about trends in 2019 and the outlook for 2020, including the amifications …
mPact Property Tour, Reception at CREF2020
Join mPact at MBA’s Commerical Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo 2020, our industry’s largest event for commercial and multifamily real estate finance professionals.
CRE Basics: Intro to Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate Starts March 23
MBA Education presents its popular Introduction to Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate course to help participants understand the foundational concepts of commercial and multifamily real estate lending. This four-part, instructor-led online course …