The Federal Reserve left short-term interest rates unchanged at last month’s meeting, citing trepidation about weak growth overseas. The minutes of the policy makers’ discussions, to be released Thursday at 2 p.m. EDT, could reveal more detail on officials’ views…
The annual Western States conference hosted by the Mortgage Bankers Association was recently held in Las Vegas, one of commercial real estate’s largest industry gatherings. Most of the major players were in attendance to get the inside track on new…
The MBA has just released the second quarter 2015 commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding report. Below are a few highlights of interest. The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $38.5 billion in the second quarter of 2015, as three…
Over the last several months we have been watching the unfolding agency lender drama as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has worked to both support and direct the multifamily lending activities of the agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac….
The American economy added 173,000 jobs in August, a weaker showing than expected that makes it more likely the Federal Reserve will delay its long-awaited increase in interest rates when policy makers meet in two weeks. But there was just…
The prevalence of interest only loans has played a significant role in the spate of developments during this economic cycle. The first part of our series focusing on this change in the landscape discussed motivations and goals from a lending…
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