MBA, Trade Groups Ask Treasury to Delay Like Kind Exchange Deadlines

The Mortgage Bankers Association and other industry trade groups this week asked the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service to delay deadlines applicable to like-kind exchanges currently underway to ensure liquidity in real estate markets during the coronavirus pandemic.

MBA, Trade Groups Ask Treasury to Delay Like Kind Exchange Deadlines

The Mortgage Bankers Association and other industry trade groups this week asked the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service to delay deadlines applicable to like-kind exchanges currently underway to ensure liquidity in real estate markets during the coronavirus pandemic.

MBA Chart of the Week: Factors Impacting Commercial Real Estate Finance

Buoyed by low interest rates, strong property markets and rising property values, commercial and multifamily mortgage banking firms anticipate a solid year in 2020, according to MBA’s 2020 Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) Outlook Survey.