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Multifamily Completions Shift to Larger, Lower-Rise Properties

This year’s data show that while multifamily completions moderated from 2024’s elevated pace, the sector’s shift toward larger properties continued. At the same time, larger has not necessarily meant taller, as lower-rise buildings continue to account for most new multifamily completions. The post Multifamily…

Beachwold Closes on $176.6M Financing for 1,395-Bed UCF Student Housing Venture

Beachwold Residential obtained a $176.6 million construction loan to finance the development of Place at Alafaya Phase I & II. The to-be-built, four-building, four-story, Class A, 484-unit, 1,395-bed student housing property will be located at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida. Affinius…

Greystone Real Estate Capital Closes on Second Affordable Housing Fund

Greystone Real Estate Capital has closed on Greystone Affordable Housing Fund II LP, a $137-million multi-investor Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund. The fund will support the development and preservation of approximately 1,960 affordable housing units across 20 properties in nine states. Approximately 84%…

Ponce Bank Lends $50M for Canarsie Apartments

Midwood Group has landed $50 million of construction financing to build a multifamily project in Brooklyn, Commercial Observer has learned. Ponce Bank supplied the loan for the ground-up development of two contiguous apartment buildings with 99 units each at 937 East 108th Street and 951 East 108th Street in…

Bank Real Estate Credit Since 2019: Where Balances Grew, and by How Much

NewPoint Provides $34.6M Loan for Hotel-to-Multifamily Conversion Project in Arlington, Virginia

ARLINGTON, VA. — NewPoint has provided a $34.6 million bridge loan for the acquisition and planned multifamily conversion of the Clarion Collection Arlington Court Suites, a 187-room, extended-stay hotel located in Arlington’s Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. Jacob Gabriel of NewPoint originated the financing on behalf…

Multi-Site New Hampshire Seniors Development Secures $44M Financing

Eastern Bank provided financing for a multi-site affordable senior housing development in four New Hampshire communities: Tamworth, Bethlehem, Manchester and Pelham. The Community Development Lending team advising this transaction was led by SVP, commercial group director of community development lending Yongmei…

Muted CRE Bank Lending Is a Large-Bank Story

After two years of tighter credit conditions, the bank commercial real estate (CRE) lending story has shifted from whether banks are pulling back to where balance sheets are growing again. Aggregate loan growth has picked up in parts of the CRE book, and recent lending commentary has pointed to a cautious return of…

Harrison Street Provides Refinancing for 547-Bed Community Near Boise State University

Boise, Idaho — Harrison Street Asset Management has provided a loan to refinance VERVE Boise, a 547-bed student housing community located near the Boise State University campus in Idaho. The borrower… The post Harrison Street Provides Refinancing for 547-Bed Community Near Boise State University appeared first on…

Manhattan Beach Studios Shopped As Possible Defense Tech Site

Lenders on Hackman Capital Partners' Manhattan Beach Studios are selling its $240M mortgage, leaning on the South Bay submarket's booming aerospace and defense technology industries in its marketing materials. “There’s never been a more perfect...

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $56.6M Refinancing of Luxury Multifamily Community in D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $56.6 million loan to refinance The Ellington, a 190-unit luxury multifamily property located at 1301 U St. in Washington, D.C. John Alascio, Alex Hernandez, Marshall Scallan, Meredith Crawford and Will Wohlgemuth of Cushman & Wakefield secured the financing…

Flournoy Properties Lands $46.5M Refi on Leander Rental Asset

Flournoy Properties closed on a $46.5 million refinancing of the River Junction apartments in Leander. The project, completed in 2024, has 329 units. Bridge Investment Group provided the loan. The Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets Real Estate Finance team, led by Patrick Short and Clay Colvill, arranged the…

Helaba Provides Construction Loan for Dallas High-Rise

DALLAS — Endeavor Real Estate Group, in partnership with Canyon Partners Real Estate, has secured an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Lucille, a 22-story, 265-unit luxury tower located in… The post Helaba Provides Construction Loan for Dallas High-Rise appeared first on Multifamily & Affordable…

TSB Capital Advisors Arranges Loan for Refinancing of 530-Bed Community Near Arizona State University

TEMPE, ARIZ. — TSB Capital Advisors has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Atmosphere Tempe, a 530-bed student housing community located near the Arizona State University campus in Tempe. The floating-rate bridge loan was secured on behalf of the borrowers, Trinitas and Harrison Street…

Redevco Provides €57M Green Loan For Dublin Resi Scheme

Amsterdam-based Redevco has closed a €57.3M loan to finance the development of a 156-unit residential scheme supporting the delivery of energy-efficient homes in Dublin. The loan is structured as a green loan according to the Loan Market Association...

Securitized Agency Delinquency Rate Declines in May, Fannie and Ginnie's Drops Offset Freddie's Rise

Securitized Agency loan performance improved modestly in May 2026. The total Agency delinquency rate declined to 0.47%, holding near the low end of the narrow range that has prevailed since mid ‑ 2025, as shown in Figure 1. As in prior months, aggregate movement reflects program ‑ level composition effects rather…

Hudson Bay Capital Supplies $60M Refi for Redeveloped N.J. Office Campus

A joint venture between Somerset Development and HIG Capital has sealed a $60 million loan to refinance a repurposed New Jersey mixed-use office campus that will soon be home to sandwich chain Jersey’s Mike’s headquarters, Commercial Observer has learned. Hudson Bay Capital provided the bridge loan for the…

Balbec Raises $930M For Fund To Target Commercial, Residential Debt

Alternative asset manager Balbec Capital LP has raised nearly a billion dollars for its latest debt fund as commercial real estate increasingly turns to private credit.

M&T Proves Refi to Camber Realty JV on Manufacturing/R&D Portfolio

Cushman & Wakefield arranged a $40.8-million refinancing for a two-building manufacturing and R&D portfolio at 299 and 301 Ballardvale St. in Wilmington, MA. The Equity, Debt & Structured Finance team of Rob Borden, Heather Brown, Rehan Munsiff and Nolan Alexander represented the borrower in securing the refi from…

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $59M for Luxury DC Multifamily Property

Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $58.6 million refinancing for The Ellington, a 190-unit luxury multifamily property with more than 16,000 square feet of retail space at 1301 U Street NW in Washington, D.C. The Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt & Structured Finance team of John Alascio, Alex Hernandez, Marshall…

Meridian Arranges $186M Financing for Asbury Park Condo Project

Meridian Capital Group arranged $186,000,000 in construction financing for Lido Oceanfront Residences, a new luxury condominium development located at 1201 Ocean Ave. N. in Asbury Park, NJ, on behalf of Inspired by Somerset Development. The loan was provided by Madison Realty Capital and was arranged by Meridian’s…

Affinius Capital Provides Refinancing Loan for Marlowe Wellington in Fort Worth, Texas

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Affinius Capital has provided a loan to Greystar for the refinancing of Marlowe Wellington, a three-story property consisting of 594 units in Fort Worth. Walker Layne… The post Affinius Capital Provides Refinancing Loan for Marlowe Wellington in Fort Worth, Texas appeared first on Multifamily &…

Slatt Capital Arranges $12M in Acquisition Financing for Office Property in Rohnert Park, California

ROHNERT PARK, CALIF. — Slatt Capital has arranged $12 million in acquisition financing for a multi-tenant, 68,094-square-foot office building in Northern California. Located at 5900 State Farm Drive, the property was built in 1973. The Standard, a life insurance company lender, provided the nonrecourse loan, which…

Florida's Rising Unemployment Is a Migration Story, & So Is the CRE Exposure

Florida’s unemployment rate rose to 4.8% in May, up from 3.7% a year earlier, one of the largest increases of any state and the highest Florida reading in nearly five years. The rate has continued to climb and now sits above the national unemployment rate of 4.3%.

Pending Home Sales Plunge to Near-Record Low in the Data, Hit Low in the West. Since then, Mortgage Rates Rose Further

This is a news article published by Wolf Street in July 2026 reporting on pending home sales data, noting a decline to near-record lows nationally with particular weakness in the West region, in the context of rising mortgage rates.

JLL Secures $176.6 Million Construction Financing for 1,395-Bed Development Near University of Central Florida

Orlando, Fla. — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $176.6 million construction loan for The Place at Alafaya, a 1,395-bed student housing development located at 11600 MacKay Blvd. near the University… The post JLL Secures $176.6 Million Construction Financing for 1,395-Bed Development Near University of Central…

38,000 SQFT 1301 Folsom in SoMa Hits the Market in San Francisco After Full-Building Lease to Medra

An entity tied to Group i President and Chief Executive Officer Joy Ou has hired Newmark to sell 1301 Folsom Street, a three-story South of Market R&D building leased in its entirety to AI robotics company Medra, testing whether a single credit-thin but capital-rich tenant and unusually heavy electrical…

CMBS Special Servicing Rate Reverses May’s Monthly Decline

The Trepp CMBS special servicing rate increased by 34 basis points in June to 11.20%, reversing May’s decline. Special servicing rates increased in four of the six major property types in June, reported Trepp. Lodging posted the largest increase, rising 44 bps to 8.89%, and office climbed 36 bps to 17.11%, also led…

Nuveen Green Capital Supplies $101M C-PACE Loan for Newark Studios

JLL Arranges $332M for Chicago Luxury Tower Refinancing

CHICAGO — JLL has arranged a $275 million loan and $57 million in mezzanine financing for NEMA Chicago, a 76-story luxury tower at 1210 South Indiana Ave. in Chicago. The… The post JLL Arranges $332M for Chicago Luxury Tower Refinancing appeared first on Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business . ]]>

Housing Finance Increases During 2026

El Economista reports on rising residential financing activity in Mexico during 2026.

Catholic Homes Secures $147M Construction Loan for Bronx Housing Development

What Happens to Housing if Mortgage Rates Fall?

While the outlook for mortgage rates remains uncertain, a decline could unlock the housing market. The post What Happens to Housing if Mortgage Rates Fall? appeared first on Texas Real Estate Research Center .

Affinius Provides $177M Construction Loan for Central Florida Student Housing

TSB Capital Advisors Arranges Refinancing for 530-Bed Community Near Arizona State University

Tempe, Ariz. — TSB Capital Advisors has arranged the refinancing of Atmosphere Tempe, a 530-bed student housing community located near the Arizona State University campus in Tempe. The floating-rate bridge loan… The post TSB Capital Advisors Arranges Refinancing for 530-Bed Community Near Arizona State University…

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