Commercial real estate loan rates have been updated for the week. Noticeable drops in rates lately, especially in the multifamily sector. Any questions about loan rates for qualifying properties please call us at 1-800-713-922.

Market conditions continued to improve for the multifamily industry across all areas, according to the latest National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions. For the seventh time in the last eight quarters, all four indexes reflecting Market Tightness, Sales Volume, Equity Financing and Debt Financing were at or above 50 – indicating growth from the previous quarter.

“In the face of an unprecedented virtual shutdown of development, the apartment market continues its strong recovery as developers play catch-up to the growing demand for rental housing,” said NMHC Chief Economist Mark Obrinsky. “Investors continue to view apartments as a preferred asset class in today’s environment and long-term demographic changes favor rental housing. However, we expect the pace of improvement in transaction activity to ease somewhat moving into 2012.”

The survey reflects nearly continuous recovery over the past two years. Read key findings and the rest of the story here at MarketWatch…

According to data from Real Capital Analytics, total volume of commercial and multifamily sales rose 29% in 2011 to $162.8 billion. At the same time, data from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows their origination index hitting its highest point since 2007.

The volume of multifamily and commercial real estate lending is a far cry from the frothy days of 2005 through 2007. Yet the flow of capital is growing and both borrowers and lenders are optimistic that financing will continue to improve in 2012. Read the full story at NREI Online…

SOURCE: New York Times – The principals and lenders in the commercial property market are beginning to see billions of dollars in commercial mortgages come due as the boom days of 2007 hit the five-year mark. And while the number of maturing loans is likely to hit a new peak this year, there are fewer lenders to help refinance this debt. Banks in Europe are suffering from the debt crisis, the CMBS market is still relatively small, and insurance companies remain very conservative and selective with the properties they recapitalize. Read the full story…

Commercial real estate loan rates just updated today. There are deals being made and projects are funding fairly well now, especially in the multifamily sector. Any questions about loan rates for qualifying properties please call us at 1-800-713-922.

REALTOR Magazine reports: At Friday’s REALTORS Commercial Real Estate Forum (NAR’s Annual Convention in Anaheim, CA), analysts predicted modest but steady improvement in commercial real estate continued into 2012 and 2013.

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Bloomberg reports: Third quarter commercial loan originations have scaled to their highest level since the last quarter of 2007. The CMBS market that provided the cheap financing at that time has since been replaced by banks, insurance firms and mortgage-financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

New loans for commercial and multifamily mortgages climbed 98 percent from a year earlier and 10 percent from the second quarter, according to an index compiled by the Washington-based association. The group’s gauge reached 138, the highest since the last three months of 2007, when it was 275.

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Commercial real estate loan rates just updated today. Any questions about loan rates for qualifying properties please call us at 1-800-713-922.

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