Commercial Mortgage Volume Rises 52% Year-Over-Year
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 52% higher in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. A rise in originations for healthcare, retail, hotel and industrial properties led to an overall increase in lending volumes MBA reported a 209% year-over-year increase in the dollar volume of loans for…»
New National Data Hints at Possible Multifamily Momentum Pickup
Recent federal data is giving mild indications the multifamily construction market may be inching toward a modest bounceback. Discussing recently released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, RealPage Senior Real Estate Economist Chuck Ehmann said information suggests a slight improvement in multifamily permits since early last year. Adding the months of February and March does not…»
When the Cap Rate Spread Says It Is Time To Buy
Institutional investors have spent the last two years debating whether it is finally safe to get back into commercial real estate. Willy Walker thinks they are focused on the wrong marker. The chairman and CEO of Walker & Dunlop argues that the real signal is not the calendar, or even the headlines, but the spread between cap rates and the 10‑year Treasury and specifically where in that spread an investor chooses to act. What The Spread Is Telling You – On a recent Walker & Dunlop webcast…»
Target-anchored Queen Creek retail center sells for $69.6M
A recently constructed open-air retail center in Queen Creek anchored by a Target has been sold. Vestar, the Phoenix-based shopping center developer and operator, sold Vineyard Towne Center, which is located at the northwest corner of Gantzel Road and Combs Road in Queen Creek, for approximately $69.6 million, according to the Pinal County Recorder’s Office. The buyer was two different private investment funds – FCREF Vineyard Towne I LLC and FCREF Vineyard Towne II LLC – which…»
ASU real estate students create redevelopment plans for Turf Paradise
Turf Paradise could be in line for a massive redevelopment project soon, and Arizona State University real estate students have some big ideas about what it should look like. Why it matters: Redevelopment of the 247-acre site could transform that area of north Phoenix. The big picture: Students from ASU’s Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) program each year participate in “synthesis projects” in partnership with cities and towns or other organizations to craft development…»