The national ReCon ICSC conference was recently held in Las Vegas, one of commercial real estate’s largest annual gatherings for the retail market. Major players from the shopping center industry were in attendance to compile crucial market intel and network…
On May 7, 2015 the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that they would not increase the multifamily lending caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aka agency lenders. No surprise there, raising the caps was a political nonstarter. However,…
After a recent slowdown in issuance, the commercial MBS market is poised to close out the first half with a burst of activity. After averaging about $11 billion in February and March, monthly issuance slipped to a roughly $9 billion…
Barry Slatt Mortgage recently held its annual Northern California Lender’s Panel luncheon. The event featured influential executives from a variety of lending institutions including UBS, Symetra, StanCorp, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. The esteemed guest speakers were peppered with questions…
Big U.S. banks increased their holdings of commercial real estate loans at a stepped-up but still moderate rate last year. The banking companies with the 100 largest commercial real estate portfolios posted a 6.8% increase in commercial, multi-family and construction-and-land…
The financial news world is atwitter over expectations that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s multifamily loan volumes are approaching their annual loan caps, which has resulted in wider rate spreads to slow loan volume. Despite the agencies’ request for relief,…
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