MBA Chart of the Week: Where from Here? One Scenario

On Sunday, we kicked off CREF 2020–MBA’s 2020 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo, with an economic and mortgage market update. One of the main messages: the commercial/multifamily markets ended 2019 on a very strong note.

MBA Chart of the Week: Where from Here? One Scenario

On Sunday, we kicked off CREF 2020–MBA’s 2020 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo, with an economic and mortgage market update. One of the main messages: the commercial/multifamily markets ended 2019 on a very strong note.

MBA Chart of the Week: CMBS Annual Issuance Volume

After a slow start in 2019, the commercial mortgage-backed securities market ended strong, with $39.1 billion of private-label CMBS issuance during the fourth quarter – more than double the $18.8 billion issued during fourth quarter 2018.

MBA Chart of the Week: CMBS Annual Issuance Volume

After a slow start in 2019, the commercial mortgage-backed securities market ended strong, with $39.1 billion of private-label CMBS issuance during the fourth quarter – more than double the $18.8 billion issued during fourth quarter 2018.

Residential Remodeling Outlook: Slight Gains in 2020

National spending for improvements and repairs on owner-occupied homes is expected to rise “only modestly” this year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.