(To read more on the debt and equity markets and themultifamily market, click here.)

WASHINGTON, DC-Real estate finance continues to set recordtrends, to no one's surprise. The latest data point? Last year,some $345 billion in commercial/multifamily loans closed--a 49.9%increase over 2004--according to the Mortgage Bankers Association'sreport which surveyed 125 top commercial/multifamily financefirms.

Multifamily comprised the largest share of originations amongproperty type, accounting for accounted for $92.1 billion (26.7%)of closed loan activity in 2005. CMBS conduits represented theleading investor type, reporting total originations of $206 billion(44.8% of total) during the year.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

Erika Morphy

Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.