KBRA Says CMBS Appraisal Reductions Are Climbing

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York, reported that commercial mortgage-backed securities appraisal reduction amounts–ARAs–have climbed in tandem with delinquency rates.

MBA NewsLink Roundtable: Top Commercial Mortgage Servicing Issues to Watch in 2024

With the logjam in the commercial real estate transaction market top of mind for many, loan servicing and asset management professionals entered the new year with a fresh set of opportunities and challenges defined not by a flood of new originations but the expectation of a growing supply of troubled loans.

KBRA: Servicers Performed Admirably During COVID

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York, said commercial mortgage-backed security servicers “performed admirably” over the last two years while facing nearly unprecedented distress during the COVID pandemic.

CMBS Defeasance Snaps Back

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York, reported commercial mortgage-backed securities defeasance volume rebounded strongly last year after falling by nearly half in 2020.

CMBS Delinquency Rate Tumbles

Trepp LLC, New York, reported the commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate declined sharply again in October.

Deep End of the CMBS Pool: A Conversation with KBRA Analysts

KBRA just released its 2021 Sector Outlook: CMBS: Slow and Steady report. As the real estate finance industry grapples with increased infection rates approaching the holiday season and how to think about 2021, MBA NewsLink sat down with KBRA’s Patrick McQuinn and Sacheen Shah to get their insights.

Signs of Retail Sector Distress Grow

The retail market is starting to see distress as the pandemic enters its ninth month, said Moody’s Analytics REIS, New York.