Construction Spending Dips Again in February

The U.S. Census Bureau reported construction spending dipped again during February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,091.5 billion, 0.3% below January’s $2,096.9 billion figure.

CMBS Market Musings by Andrew Foster

For better but more often for worse it seems lately, the commercial mortgage-backed securities market is continuing to experience interesting developments, whether it be updated credit rating agency analysis on evolving outlook, recent insights on the landscape from the special servicing community or the latest from bank research desks and MBA’s latest Quarterly CMF Originations Survey.

Multifamily Lending Increased 7% to New Record High in 2019

Fueled by strong market fundamentals and low interest rates, 2,589 different multifamily lenders provided $364.4 billion in new mortgages in 2019 for apartment buildings with five or more units, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual multifamily lending market report.