by Mark Halloran | Aug 4, 2019 | Blog
The commercial real estate industry didn’t lack financing activity over the last fiscal year, despite concerns about the direction of the overall economy and a few interest-rate increases over that time. Instead, 2018 was a record fiscal year for origination of...
by Mark Halloran | Mar 2, 2018 | Blog
Though the MBA’s CREF/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo continues to enjoy strong interest from apartments-focused players, others attending were zeroing in on retail and hospitality as commercial real estate sectors that could draw more lending activity....
by Solomon Rosenbaum PE, CEM, CPMP | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog
My main takeaway from the recent MBA CREF/Multifamily Housing Conference was the amount of excitement regarding the green financing programs from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. With mortgage rates rising, there is significant interest in these programs as a way to reduce...
by GRS Group | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog
Recently, I attended the Mortgage Banker Association’s CREF 2017 multifamily conference in San Diego (MBA CREF17) along with some other GRS Group professionals. The conference was a great opportunity to meet with client and peers, reconnect with professionals from all...
by GRS Group | Mar 6, 2017 | Blog
Steve Canty, a business development director at GRS | Corteq, and some other members of the GRS team, recently attended the Mortgage Banker Association’s CREF 2017 multifamily conference in San Diego. Here are his thoughts on where this sector of commercial real...
