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WASHINGTON, DC-Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers' loanoriginations remained steady--indeed increased--in Q2, according tonew figures by the Mortgage Bankers Association's Quarterly Surveyof Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. Accordingto the survey, loan originations rose 40% over the same period lastyear--an increase seen across most property types and investorgroups. Q2 originations also increased on a quarter-over-quarterbasis.

Driving the growth were increases in CMBS conduit loans and loanfinancing hotel properties, MBA found, as well as the spate of REITprivatizations. Large loans dominated the landscape this quarter,according to Jamie Woodwell, MBA's senior director ofCommercial/Multifamily research. Without these large hotel deals,though, overall originations would have increased approximately 27%and conduit originations by 42% between Q2 2006 and Q2 2007.