CMF Newslinks Archive

“Commercial and multifamily mortgages ended 2017 continuing to perform extraordinarily well. The market tailwinds of strong fundamentals, increasing property values and ready access to mortgage and other credit all put downward pressure on delinquency rates.”–MBA Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research Jamie Woodwell.

“Small business growth has supported a trifecta of vigorous small-cap property fundamentals, peak sales and robust loan originations that shows few signs of abating soon.”–Boxwood Means Principal Randy Fuchs.

“Information will inform the sales process more and more, so those with technology who are more informed are going to win.”–Walker & Dunlop LLC Chairman and CEO William Walker.

“Commercial and multifamily businesses have enjoyed a robust market for the past several years. This $3 trillion business has been booming for quite some time. And with a growing economy and growing jobs, the future outlook is promising for commercial/multifamily businesses.”–Mortgage Bankers Association Chairman Dave Motley, CMB.

“Whether or not the economy can maintain forward motion is the definitive question in the year ahead.”–Integra Realty Resources Chairman Anthony Graziano.

“The strongest gains in employment, [office] occupancy and rents will likely occur where recovery has lagged during this cycle, and where there is little or no construction underway, including many former housing-bubble markets in the south and west.”–CBRE Americas President of Advisory and Transaction Services Scott Marshall.

“We anticipate the new tax law and employment growth will have the most impact on the market in the coming year.”–Berkadia Executive Vice President and Head of Production Ernie Katai.

“[Last year,] we dragged out a baseball analogy…and concluded that the real estate industry was in the late stages of the game, but could be headed into extra innings. [Now,] the game is still going, but there is a clear and palpable difference. –Avison Young Chair and CEO Mark Rose.

“The [stable] statistics camouflage the changes in the retail sector.”–Reis Senior Economist Barbara Byrne Denham.

“Mortgage bankers look to 2018 as another growth year for the commercial and multifamily mortgage markets. The majority of top firms expect a very strong appetite from lenders and a strong appetite from borrowers to drive commercial mortgage originations higher.”–Mortgage Bankers Association Vice President of Commercial Research Jamie Woodwell.