Seyfarth Shaw: CRE Industry Optimistic for 2024

Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, released its Real Estate Market Sentiment Survey, finding 83% of commercial real estate executives have a buoyant outlook for the sector this year.

MBA NewsLink Roundtable: Top Commercial Mortgage Servicing Issues to Watch in 2024

Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 49% lower in the third quarter of 2023 compared to a year ago and decreased 7% from the second quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. While a full-year 2023 view will not be available for a little while, it was a down year.

Survey Finds CRE Executives Remain Optimistic

More than two-thirds of commercial real estate executives maintain a positive outlook despite the highest interest rate environment since 2007 and a looming recession, reported law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago.

Economic Cycle Top Worry for CRE Executives

Shuttered and restaurants and well-meant extension of tenant and borrower protections rank as real estate executives’ top concerns, reported law firm Seyfarth, Chicago.