“Commercial and multifamily mortgage performance has improved considerably since the worst of the downturn. The stress that entered–and remains–in the market is largely concentrated in lodging and retail properties, with fewer new loans becoming delinquent and shrinking balances of overall delinquency as lenders and servicers work out the longer-term troubled loans.” --Jamie Woodwell, MBA Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research.

Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said even though just 7% of homeowners in forbearance have less than 10% equity after including 18 months of deferred payments, the potential for foreclosure activity persists.

JLL, Chicago, said real estate investment trusts have shown strong earnings growth in 2021.