NEW ORLEANS—“It's good to be a borrower today; it's tougher to be a lender,” Freddie Mac's Michael Lipson said at the Mortgage Bankers Association's Commercial/Multifamily Servicing and Technology Conference, held here.

ORLANDO–Construction lending—a hit-or-miss proposition over the past several years—has rebounded to levels not seen in decades.

ORLANDO—Despite recovering volumes, falling vacancies and increased rent growth, the multifamily sector continues to face risks, analysts said at the Mortgage Bankers Association's Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo, held here this week.

ORLANDO—Changing demographics and rapidly evolving technology will have varying—but profound—effects on different commercial real estate product categories