Mortgage Bankers Associations
Commentary: Mortgage Bankers Association
A Noisy End to the Perfect Calm
In a January 2007 article in Mortgage Banking magazine, we characterized the commercial/multifamily real estate finance market as being in a state of...
Lenders Brace for Change
The changes facing the industry, and the pace of those changes, are dizzying and are making it harder than ever for industry leaders to keep their businesses tuned to transformations within the market....
The Urge to Merge
The recent flurry of acquisitions in the commercial real estate finance sector is an outgrowth of the industry's maturation, as commercial real estate takes its place among other mainstream investment products....
Flood Insurance Program Is In Uncharted Waters
The devastating storms of the last two hurricane seasons have raised many questions regarding the adequacy of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP),...
Why Quality Research Is Critical
The commercial real estate/multifamily finance industry enjoyed a record year in 2005 on several fronts. It was a record-setting year for property sales...
Lending Questions Arise in Wake of Hurricanes
The disparate damage estimates surrounding Hurricanes Katrina and Rita indicate the challenges commercial loan servicers face in evaluating the adverse...
Who Says That Lenders Aren't Tech-Savvy?
For most professionals involved in financing commercial and multifamily real estate, Carly Simon said it best these are the good old days. Low rates,...
