Market Update Blog

October 14, 2015

The current economic cycle has been an especially active one, filled with market developments and effected by change. Keeping up with the Fed’s unfolding interest rate drama, the ever-evolving CMBS landscape, and spate of new lenders entering the scene can…

October 7, 2015

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…

September 30, 2015

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…

September 23, 2015

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…

September 16, 2015

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….

September 4, 2015

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…