MBA Chart of the Week: Expectations for the CRE Borrowing/Lending Market

Even though many commercial real estate loans are long-lived, there’s a sense that the industry starts each year fresh. Sometimes, that means losing credit for all the deals and successes of the previous twelve months. Sometimes – like now – it means being able to put last year in the rearview mirror.

MBA: Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Down 49% in Third Quarter

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.