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Origination volumes grew across nearly all sectors of commercial real estate on both a quarterly and yearly basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
November 8 -
Apartment buildings, which make up about 40% of the looming maturities, are at the center of the refinancing wave. Many U.S. owners bought their properties using three-year floating rate loans during the easy money era.
September 12 -
While the total dollar volume of apartment originations fell last year, the number of companies making loans increased from 2022, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
August 15 -
A decline in interest rates during the first quarter drove a Freddie Mac indicator higher for the first time since mid-2023, while a leading investment firm announced a deal aimed at boosting originations for government-sponsored enterprise financing.
June 14 -
In talks with OCC officials, "it became obvious that we would not gain near-term approval given their recent experience with multifamily and CRE positions," FirstSun CEO Neal Arnold says. The companies announced other revisions to their deal, too.
May 3 -
Regulatory reform – rather than Biden's proposed solutions – is needed to fix the inventory crisis, some say, but others applauded the president's buyer cost-cutting initiatives.
March 8 -
The city claims it can build the rental units quicker through this mechanism rather than low income housing tax credits.
December 27 -
Income-producing loans secured by real estate are under pressure at banks, the government-sponsored enterprises, insurers, and in CMBS to varying degrees.
December 8 -
Stress tests suggest systemically important depositories could weather current risks. Meanwhile, single-family arrears remain low, but that business could be impacted.
November 27 -
Since 2019, distressed loans have increased 77%, but it is just a small portion of the $691 billion currently outstanding.
September 21