CampusMBA Extends Online Workshops For Commercial, Multifamily Lenders
CampusMBA, the education division of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), today announced it has extended its partnership with Stamford, Conn.-based Insurance Advisors LLC...
Marcus & Millichap Expands Northeast Presence
Calabasas, Calif.-based Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has opened a new office in White Plains, N.Y. J.D. Parker, a vice president...
Cantor Fitzgerald Expands Equity Research Team
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. has expanded its U.S. equity research sector coverage with the hiring of a dedicated real estate investment trust (REIT)...
Avison Young: Canadian Commercial Real Estate Outpaces U.S. Market
The U.S. and Canadian commercial real estate markets should anticipate solid performance this year, according to the newest forecast issued by Toronto-based Avison...
Green Building Practices Receive Increased Attention
Green building practices took on a new priority, with the release of a new report highlighting underwriting issues related to multifamily housing and...
Morgan Stanley Reportedly Buying Russian Mall For $1.1B
A Morgan Stanley real estate fund has reportedly agreed to purchase the largest mall in central St. Petersburg, Russia, for approximately $1.1 billion....
British Lenders Halt Commercial Real Estate Activity
The British banking units of National Australia Bank Group have announced that they are suspending new commercial real estate lending activity. BBC News...
Fitch: Late Pays On CREL CDOs Down In 2011
Late pays for U.S. commercial real estate loan collateralized debt obligations (CREL CDOs) finished 2011 at a lower level than in 2010, according...
MREM Acquires $101M Commercial Mortgage Portfolio From FDIC
Mariner Real Estate Management LLC (MREM), a Leawood, Kan.-based real estate investment and management firm, has closed its second structured purchase of commercial...
Atlanta’s Bank Of America Plaza Scheduled For Feb. 7 Foreclosure Sale
Atlanta's tallest office building, the 55-story Bank of America Plaza, has been advertised for a foreclosure sale next month. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports...
White Paper Predicts Improving Commercial Real Estate Markets
A new white paper issued by San Francisco-based Forward Management LLC predicts that commercial real estate markets have already entered an up cycle...
NorthMarq Capital Acquires NERR
NorthMarq Capital, a Minneapolis-based commercial mortgage banking firm, has purchased New England Realty Resources (NERR), a Boston-based firm specializing in the origination and...
S&P: 2011 CMBS Issuance Below Expectations
U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) issuance has gradually recovered from near dormancy to a period of sustained, if modest, growth, according to a...
Sabal Financial Group Acquires $204M Loan Portfolio
Sabal Financial Group LP, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based diversified financial services management firm, has acquired a $204 million portfolio of performing and nonperforming...
Fitch: December CMBS Delinquencies Declined For Fifth Consecutive Month
Delinquencies on U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) finished last year with a fifth straight month of declines, according to the latest delinquency index...
Trepp: CMBS Conduit Loan Liquidation Down In December
The volume of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) conduit loans liquidated in December retreated sharply, dropping 51% from November's reading, according to new data...
CMBS Delinquency Rate Up In December
The December delinquency rate for U.S. commercial real estate loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) increased 7 basis points (bps) to 9.58% in...
Apartment Vacancy Rate At 10-Year Low
The multifamily housing sector within the commercial real estate industry has received a confirmation of its growing influence, as new data released by...
Grubb & Ellis: Gradual Commercial Real Estate Growth For 2012
Grubb & Ellis Co., a Santa Ana, Calif.-based real estate services and investment firm, is predicting that this year will see a slow...
New California Law Prohibits Smoking In Multifamily Housing
Residents of California's multifamily housing units may no longer smoke in the comfort of their homes. The Sacramento Bee reports that a new...