CMBS Delinquency Rate Dips; Offices See Increase

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate fell slightly in March, but the segment that everyone watches closely–office–saw its rate move higher again, reported Trepp, New York.

Fitch: U.S. Homeowners Insurers to See Improved 2023 Results on Premium Growth

Fitch Ratings, Chicago, said U.S. homeowners’ insurance is poised to post a statutory underwriting loss for 2022 reported results, as insurers continue to face above-average catastrophe losses and claims cost uncertainty from persistently high inflation and heightened macroeconomic volatility.

February Housing Starts Up Nearly 10%

February housing starts, permits and completions posted near double-digit percentage increases, ending five months of declines, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Thursday.