Bloomberg CRE Videos: Delinquencies and Impact on GE

Jaime Woodwell, vice president of commercial real estate research for the Mortgage Bankers Association, talks with Bloomberg’s Carol Massar and Matt Miller about the commercial real estate market. Delinquencies on commercial mortgage-backed securities rose to a record in the third quarter as unemployment rose and landlords struggled to retain tenants.

Bloomberg’s Greg Miles reports on the [...]

Housing Market Not As Healthy As Low End Would Suggest

For months now we’ve been hearing of the housing market picking up, starting with the low end. We’ve seen a healthy uptick in volume, and even price increases, but we’ve been skeptical about the durability. The reason being is that home lending by the FHA has filled the vacuum left by the departure of the [...]

Commercial/Multi-Family Delinquency Rates Continue Hike Up

The Mortgage Banker’s Association released second quarter delinquency rate numbers for all commercial and multi-family groups. Loans falling under the umbrella of CMBS and those made by bank’s and thrifts are seeing rapid increases in delinquency rates while Freddie, Fannie, and life company loans are holding up fairly well.
Between the first and second quarters, the [...]