Low interest rates combined with a lack of attractive investment alternatives have driven commercial and
multifamily lending volume to record levels.
And while the multifamily market might not be as white hot as it has been over the past six or seven years, some bankers are expecting another good year ahead
for multifamily lending.
At the same time, economic growth, capital availability, favorable tax provisions and investor confidence continue to fuel the commercial real estate and
multifamily lending markets.
Through its subsidiary Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE: WD) is one of the leading commercial real estate finance companies in the United States, with a primary focus
on multifamily lending.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are trying to reign in
robust multifamily lending that has them racing toward their annual production caps very early in the year...
Meanwhile, GSEs continue to lead the market share for
total multifamily lending in 2nd quarter 2017, capturing nearly 45 % of the market.
Donaldson assumed her duties May 15 and is responsible for
multifamily lending activities and low - and moderate - income housing initiatives in the 10 - state Midwestern region.
The MBA survey also found that
multifamily lending surged to its highest level of the year in the fourth quarter, topping out at a whopping $ 14 billion, while lending for hotels and motels was down 22 % in the same time period.
Reports such as that one help to engender objections to further reductions in
multifamily lending at the GSEs.
Banks have responded by
tightening multifamily lending standards in each of the past eight quarters, according to the Federal Reserve's survey of senior loan officers.
The reduction in third
quarter multifamily lending follows statements in the summer by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the FDIC warning that loan underwriting standards have relaxed for commercial real estate overall.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have annual production caps for market
rate multifamily lending set at $ 30.0 billion each for 2015.
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Under the directive, Fannie and Freddie's
combined multifamily lending would be reduced to $ 56.9 billion in 2013 from $ 63.3 billion in 2012.
That represents a 37 percent drop in
multifamily lending year - over-year and a 53 percent decline in overall commercial real estate lending.
Commercial and
multifamily lending volumes posted large increases during the second quarter of 2003, up 56 % from the first quarter and up 29 % from the same quarter last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers...
Schmidt: We are focused solely
on multifamily lending, which includes conventional apartments, seniors housing, student housing and targeted affordable housing.
Robust multifamily lending has prompted the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to raise its market rate lending caps at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac twice this year and the door is still open on a third increase before year - end...
Market share for
total multifamily lending is led by JP Morgan Chase with 17.6 % at the end of 2015, tightening its share 140 basis points from last quarter.
Jones Lang LaSalle's Holly Minter talks about trends with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and how the health of those entities is shaping the outlook
for multifamily lending.
The drop
in multifamily lending in New York City in the second quarter may be a reflection of standards tightened last year.
Life insurance companies returned to the table around mid-year, and even CMBS lenders have shown interest in
multifamily lending, although it is difficult to compete with the rates Fannie and Freddie are offering, says Dennard.
Commercial and
multifamily lending volumes posted large increases during the second quarter of 2003, up 56 % from the first quarter and up 29 % from the same quarter last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's (MBA's)...
Lenders are still eager to make loans on apartment properties, and grew
their multifamily lending business again in the third quarter of 2014...
It's shaping up to be another big year for commercial and
multifamily lending — especially for banks and conduit lenders, according to the latest figures from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), an industry trade group...
Freddie Mac reported that
its multifamily lending volume reached $ 10.0 billion in the first quarter, while Fannie Mae issued $ 10.4 billion in multifamily MBS (mortgage - backed securities) during the same period.
Refinancing is driving the surge in
multifamily lending.
Consistent with the big increase in
multifamily lending was the increase in loans funded by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
TD Bank expects a slightly slower year ahead for
its multifamily lending.
Multifamily lending is a core specialty at TCF Commercial Bank.
MPF Research regularly provides quick - reference reports on
the multifamily lending environment, including details on loan volumes and lender market share.
Multifamily lending brief: 1Q 2017 MPF Research regularly provides quick - reference reports on the multifamily lending environment, including details on loan volumes and lender market share.
It's shaping up to be another big year for commercial and
multifamily lending — especially for banks and conduit lenders, according to the latest figures from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), an...
«While the apartment industry supports the return of a more robust private capital market, we believe that setting caps on the GSEs»
multifamily lending volumes and reducing the diversity and availability of multifamily mortgage products could interfere with stabilizing market forces currently at work,» the joint letter stated.
Then on May 3, the FHFA released two reports about Fannie and Freddie that sketch out what might happen if
their multifamily lending business were privatized and stripped of their government guarantees, which keep interest rates low for Fannie and Freddie multifamily loans.
Authorize the entities to pilot the use of covered bonds in
multifamily lending and explore their use as an additional way to provide mortgage capital for residential housing.
Also, without a government guarantee, Fannie and Freddie's
multifamily lending would be subject to the volatility of the capital markets.
Separating
the multifamily lending business could make it difficult to raise private investment.
Multifamily lending volume increased a modest 4 %, rising from $ 16.2 billion to $ 16.8 billion (please see chart on page 38).
As such, MPF Research provides updates about
the multifamily lending environment on an ongoing, quarterly basis.