CMBS Delinquency Rate Dips

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate dipped in November, largely due to continued Coronavirus debt relief, said Fitch Ratings, New York.

Top Five Commercial Mortgage Servicing Issues to Watch in 2021

While most will be monitoring increased infections and the progress of vaccine distribution and effectiveness, loan servicing and asset management professionals will have some additional factors impacting their organizations and books of business in the new year.

Deep End of the CMBS Pool: A Conversation With KBRA

The quickly soured commercial mortgage-backed securities market, with pockets of challenged hotel and retail collateral properties in markets scattered across the country, is the commercial real estate story of 2020.

Signs of Retail Sector Distress Grow

The retail market is starting to see distress as the pandemic enters its ninth month, said Moody’s Analytics REIS, New York.

COVID is Accelerating CRE Trends

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York, said the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated many commercial real estate trends already in progress.

Investor-Driven Lender Growth in CRE Finance

The rise of debt funds, mortgage real estate investment trusts and other players broadly referred to as “investor-driven lenders” has been at the heart of the commercial real estate finance narrative this cycle–particularly in recent years.