Tag: KBRA

NewsLink Q&A With KBRA: 2026 U.S. CMBS Outlook

MBA NewsLink recently interviewed Kroll Bond Rating Agency’s Larry Kay and Aryansh Agrawal about their 2026 commercial mortgage-backed securities outlook.  

| By MBA NewsLink Staff

KBRA: Self-Storage Outperforms Despite Headwinds

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York, reported the self-storage sector has been one of the best-performing property types in commercial mortgage-backed securities, even while facing headwinds in the last two years.

| By Michael Tucker

KBRA Says CMBS 2.0 Office Exposure Rising

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York, reported the five-year trend of conduit office exposure declining reversed in first quarter, with exposure rising to 16.3% from 13.9% in Q1 2024 and 15.4% for the full-year 2024.

| By MBA NewsLink Staff

KBRA Says CMBS Ended 2024 on High Note

KBRA, New York, reported commercial mortgage-backed securities ended the year on a high note, as issuance exceeded $100 billion in 2024—a level experienced only once since the global financial crisis.

| By Michael Tucker

MBA NewsLink Roundtable: The Top CMBS Issues to Watch in 2025

Given the notable increase in securitized commercial real estate lending in 2024, MBA Newslink interviewed three CMBS executives for their perspective on the industry landscape in the new year. They cover CMBS issuance, credit ratings, loan originations, loan delinquencies and loan defaults.

| By MBA NewsLink Staff

NewsLink Q&A: KBRA’s 2025 CMBS Outlook: Twin Peaks?

Kroll Bond Rating Agency just released its CMBS 2025 Sector Outlook, which forecasts issuance activity for the new year. MBA NewsLink interviewed two KBRA analysts about the current lending environment as well as factors that may affect property performance in 2025.

| By MBA NewsLink Staff