Offices, Insurance Top Commercial Servicing Conversations, Panel Says

NEW ORLEANS–Looking at servicing in the current commercial market, offices and insurance issues are top of mind. That’s per a panel at the Mortgage Bankers Association Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference, here, May 20.

Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Unchanged in First Quarter of 2024

Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were essentially unchanged in the first quarter of 2024 compared to a year ago, and decreased 23% from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. 

Chart of the Week: MBA’s CREF Bingo Card

Many of us recently returned from a week in San Diego at MBA’s Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo, where 2,000-plus CRE mortgage professionals gathered to hear from speakers, discuss policy issues, network, and – most importantly – begin the year’s deal-making in earnest.

20% of Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Balances Mature in 2024–#MBACREF24 

SAN DIEGO–Twenty percent ($929 billion) of the $4.7 trillion of outstanding commercial mortgages held by lenders and investors will mature in 2024, a 28% increase from the $729 billion that matured in 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2023 Commercial Real Estate Survey of Loan Maturity Volumes, released here at the 2024 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.