Mortgage Bankers Association

Mortgage Bankers Display Increasing Agility in 2018

In an exclusive interview with Commercial Property Executive, NorthMarq Capital Executive Vice President Jeffrey Erxleben discussed the evolving commercial real estate lending landscape at last week’s MBA CREF/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo in San Diego.

Intense Competition Fuels Capital Source Convergence in 2018

Distinctions among capital sources are blurring as the global search for yield heats up, intermediaries and lenders concurred at MBA’s annual finance conference last week in San Diego.

Optimizing Environmental Due Diligence in CRE Transactions

Environmental and engineering expert Dan Spinogatti outlines considerations to improve assessment of environmental risk to keep real estate deals on time and on budget, during the Mortgage Bankers Association CREF/Multifamily Finance conference in San Diego.

MBA Releases 2018 Outlook

The Mortgage Bankers Association unveiled its predictions for commercial and multifamily mortgage originations. Overall, volume will be slowing, but the picture varies by property type.

Bank Multifamily Lending Down in 2017

Multifamily lending activity last year is likely to total just under $60 billion, compared to $87 billion in 2016, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association analysis.

Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Flows

With only a few exceptions, since 2008, the balance of commercial and multifamily mortgages held in CMBS has declined each quarter.

The Unknown Future of Housing Finance Reform

The consensus at the Mortgage Bankers Association 2017 Annual Convention and Expo in Denver is that housing finance reform needs to occur, and that conservatorship of the GSEs should end.

Avison Young Hires New Principals

Meet commercial real estate finance specialists Wesley Boatwright, Jonathan Goldstein and Michael Yavinsky, the trio that brings more than 60 years of industry experience combined to the firm.

The Shifting Capital Stack

After a sluggish start to 2017, investment volume and lending activity began showing signs of rebounding in the spring.

JLL Investment Co-Head Discusses Capital Markets

Tom Fish discusses the capital markets landscape, zeroing in on key players, prominent trends and competitive threats.