The Multifamily Boom Continues

The Multifamily Boom Continues

We have seen pent-up multifamily demand in several areas around the country, and it looks as though multifamily developers are stepping up to the plate to solve the challenge. January was a record month for new apartment construction, according to a recent RealPage...
Talking ESGs Around Super Bowl LIV

Talking ESGs Around Super Bowl LIV

Right around the corner from the Super Bowl, at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, the CRE Finance Council had its annual conference in South Beach. There was a lot of discussion about CMBS lending, the best-performing commercial real estate sectors and...
CMBS Delinquency Rate Keeps Dropping

CMBS Delinquency Rate Keeps Dropping

Once again, there is talk of an impending recession. These predictions and forecasts come up rather regularly nowadays, but just as often lately, so do reports showing a strong commercial real estate industry. An example is Trepp’s report on August CMBS delinquencies,...
MBA Survey: 2018 Breaks Mortgage-Origination Records

MBA Survey: 2018 Breaks Mortgage-Origination Records

The commercial real estate industry didn’t lack financing activity over the last fiscal year, despite concerns about the direction of the overall economy and a few interest-rate increases over that time. Instead, 2018 was a record fiscal year for origination of...