#MBACREF23: 4Q Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Down 54%

SAN DIEGO–Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 54 percent lower in the fourth quarter from a year ago and decreased by 23 percent from the third quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Monday.

MBA Chart of the Week Feb. 9, 2023: Multifamily Construction/Vacancies

At the end of this week, many of us will begin our annual migration to San Diego and  to MBA’s Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention & Expo (CREF23).  There will be no lack of topics to discuss – from return to the office, to the return of retail, and interest in cap rates to interest rate caps.

MBA Chart of the Week Jan. 12, 2023: CRE Lending/Borrowing

Commercial real estate markets are entering 2023 amid a great deal of uncertainty and, as a result, a significant slowdown in activity. Leaders of top commercial real estate finance firms believe that overall uncertainty will dissipate over the course of the year, but with a host of factors that will drag – rather than boost – the markets in 2023.

MBA CREF Outlook Survey: Unsettled Markets to Dissipate in 2023

Commercial and multifamily mortgage originators are experiencing an unsettled market for borrowing and lending but anticipate those conditions will slowly stabilize over the course of this year, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2023 Commercial Real Estate Finance Outlook Survey found.

MBA: 3Q Commercial, Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding Up $70B

Commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $70.0 billion (1.6 percent) in the third quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported in its quarterly Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding Report.