Friday, October 17, 2014

Mortgage Bankers Association Reports Multifamily Lending Hits New Record in 2013


Jamie Woodwell
WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 17, 2014) – In 2013, 2,898 different multifamily lenders provided a total of $172.5 billion in new mortgages for apartment buildings with five or more units, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). 

The 2013 dollar volume represents an 18 percent increase from 2012 levels.  Sixty-two percent of the active lenders made five or fewer multifamily loans over the course of the year.

“Multifamily lending hit a new record in 2013,” said Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s Vice President of Research and Economics. 

“A strong appetite for loans led banks to increases multifamily lending by 19 percent, life companies to increase by 65 percent and the CMBS market to increase by 119 percent.  

"The report shows increases in multifamily lending among both smaller and larger loan sizes and within most lender segments.”

The MBA report is based on its surveys of the larger multifamily lenders and the recently released Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data that covers multifamily loans made by many smaller lenders, particularly commercial banks.

The $172.5 billion of multifamily mortgages originated in 2013 went to a variety of investors.  By dollar volume, the greatest share (39 percent of the total) went to commercial bank, thrift and credit union portfolios. 

The top five multifamily lenders in 2013 by dollar volume were J.P. Morgan Chase and Company, Wells Fargo, PNC Real Estate, CBRE Capital Markets, Inc., and KeyBank.
  
              For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Shawn Ryan
(202) 557-2727


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