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Fannie and Freddie Maintain Financing Levels in 2013
Preliminary reports indicate that the agencies continued to dominate the multifamily sector with more than $55 billion in financings, says Jones Lang LaSalle.
SPECIAL REPORT: MBA Delivers Cautious Economic Outlook for 2014; Financing Hits Highest Level Since ’07
Mortgage originations for multi-family and commercial real estate in the last quarter of 2014 reached the highest volume achieved since 2007. Multi-family financing, in particular, has returned to levels last witnessed at the peak of the market.
Commercial Banks a Hit in CRE Borrowers’ Satisfaction Survey
Banks and life insurance companies are the preferred lenders for commercial real estate borrowers, who are likely to increase their overall borrowings this year, according to a new survey by the CRE Finance Council.
EPA, Freddie Mac Team Up on Energy Efficiency Plan
The agencies will examine how energy efficiency boosts affordability in multi-family assets financed by Freddie Mac.
2014 Top Mortgage Banking Firms
Mortgage bankers continue to see good things coming for 2014. This optimism is bolstered in part by increased certainty in the lending environment.
Executive Spotlight, Stuart Tanz, Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
Stuart Tanz is on his way to making Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. another Pan Pacific Retail Properties.
Annual Increase?
(commercial lis pendens) By Laura Gatea There were 662 commercial lis pendens in New York City in the third quarter of 2013, 3 percent more than the number recorded for the same quarter in 2012 but 7 percent lower than the previous quarter. Brooklyn compiled 53 percent of the total commercial lis pendens activity in the city in the third quarter, although the total number was down 3 percent from the second quarter. Manhattan recorded 76 such proceedings in the third quarter, 17 percent more than a year ago and 12 percent less than in the previous quarter. Lis pendens…
Mixed Messages
Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions