Wall Street Journal, Jan. 27, 2021–Will Parker (subscription)A collapse in apartment rent collection during the pandemic is forging one of New York’s most unlikely political alliances. The Real Estate Board …
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Fifth Avenue Retailers See Signs of Budding Revival
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 26, 2021–Esther Fung (subscription)After a very dark period, the sun is starting to shine again on Manhattan’s famed Fifth Avenue retail corridor.https://www.wsj.com/articles/fifth-avenue-retailers-see-signs-of-budding-revival-11611666009?
Stacey Berger of Midland Loan Services on Servicing Technology
MBA NewsLink recently interviewed Stacey M. Berger, Executive Vice President of Midland Loan Services, Overland Park, Kan.
Freddie Mac Projects Multifamily Origination Rebound Boosted by Smaller Markets
Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., projects overall multifamily origination volume will rebound, growing to $340 billion by year-end as the economy is boosted by another federal stimulus package.
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Through the MBA Member Advantage Program, you can save up to 29 percent on small package shipping with FedEx. For more information, click here.
MBA Voices: Courageous Conversations with Women of Color Continues Feb. 2 with ‘Together We Rise’
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s popular three-part virtual series, Voices: Courageous Conversations with Women of Color, concludes on Tuesday, Feb. 2 with “Together We Rise.”
Why are Office Values So Resilient?
Mortgage Professional America, Jan. 25, 2021–David KitaiWhether because of bullish bets on physical offices as crucial to innovation or simply because many longer-term office leases haven’t ended yet, investor preference …
What Crisis? Industrial Sites Booming in NYC
New York Post, Jan. 25, 2021–Lois WeissSitting at home has been good business for the city’s industrial sector, which was already revving up to service the influx of packages ordered …
Leasing Demand Rally Encourages Small-Cap CRE Investors
A fourth-quarter rally in small-cap commercial real estate leasing demand improved the outlook for small-balance lenders and investors, reported Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.
Dealmaker: Gantry Secures $32M For Industrial
Gantry, San Francisco, secured $31.6 million for industrial assets in Arizona and California.