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…
CMBS traders and investors said it’s too soon to say whether spreads have stabilized. Spreads widened in recent weeks amid a spate of issuance, and there’s some sentiment that levels will reverse course. But the answer will not come for…
In the first installment of our multi-part series, we discuss the important elements essential to understanding foreign national loans. With the real estate market in the U.S making a strong recovery and volatility in global markets—China’s stock market roller coaster,…
The Mortgage Bankers Association has just released its Quarterly Index of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations for the second quarter of 2015. As shown in the report, commercial real estate lending experienced growth in every major property type during the second…
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