Thursday, October 16, 2014

Mortgage Bankers Association Reports Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding Continues to Rise


Jamie Woodwell
WASHINGTON, DC (October 16, 2014) – According to a Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) report released today, the level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $24.9 billion in the second quarter of 2014, as three of the four major investor groups increased their holdings.  

That is a 1.0 percent increase over the first quarter of 2014.   

Total commercial/multifamily debt outstanding stood at $2.56 trillion in the second quarter.  Multifamily mortgage debt outstanding rose to $930 billion, an increase of $13.0 billion, or 1.4 percent, from the first quarter of 2014.

“The balance of commercial and multifamily mortgage credit has continued to grow and reached another new high in the second quarter,” said Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s Vice President of Research and Economics. 

  “The balance of mortgage debt extended to multifamily apartment owners grew by 1.4 percent during the quarter and now stands 26 percent above the level seen at the end of 2007, prior to the recession.”

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Shawn Ryan
(202) 557-2727


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