Mortgage Banking
Financing the Largest FHA 221(d)(4) in Texas
Bud Malone, CEO of Mortgages USA, describes how he was able to take on a loan that other lenders had declined.
SPECIAL REPORT: Fannie Mae Stresses Loan Quality, Risk-Sharing & Profitability for U.S. Taxpayers
Fannie Mae’s priority in 2013 will be to continue focusing on loan quality, said Jeffrey Hayward, senior vice president, Head of the Multifamily Mortgage Business, Fannie Mae.…
SPECIAL REPORT: MBA Predicts M-F Funding Market Share May Fall Slightly in 2013
Mortgage originations for commercial properties will increase by 11 percent in 2013, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) forecasted. Multifamily financing may tick down this year as capital supply to the other commercial real estate sectors make a comeback.…
SPECIAL REPORT: Liquidity Returns to Commercial Real Estate
The commercial real estate financing industry cautiously greeted the rapid return of liquidity into the sector during the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2013 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo. …
MEPT Obtains $105M Mortgage for Chicago’s 200 W. Madison
More than a year after paying $217.5 million in cash for 200 W. Madison, a Class A office tower in Chicago’s West Loop, Multi-Employer Property Trust has taken out a $105 million mortgage on the 928,040-square-foot property.…
Economy Watch: Job Creation Off to Slow Start; Personal Income, Mortgage Delinquencies Show Slight Uptick
The U.S. economy created 157,000 jobs in January, but that marked an increase of only 0.1 percentage points. Personal income saw a small movement in anticipation of higher 2013 taxes. Mortgage delinquencies rose, too, but only slightly.…
2013 Top Mortgage Banking Firms
Over the next year, the mortgage banking industry is looking at an increase in business overall, but just by a slight edge. Shadowing the industry with uncertainty over Fannie/Freddie on the multifamily side, transaction levels and the economy probably serve to promote some cautious optimism. …
Podcast – Mortgage Bankers Looking at Volume Increase
Jack Kern and Mike Ratliff take a look at the changing nature of mortgage banking, as well as the challenges and opportunities 2013 should present the industry. …
Fannie’s, Freddie’s Woes Don’t Extend to M-F Side
New amendments to the GSEs, such as the percentage dividend payments to the Treasury and reductions to their investment portfolios, will still leave the multi-family market unscathed.…
Cornerstone Enters U.K. with $129M Loan
About six months after appointing its new CEO of European operations, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers completed its first loan in the United Kingdom, a $129.1 million (£83 million) refinancing for Derwent London plc.…
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