Sunday, January 18, 2015

Mortgage Bankers Association Reports Commercial Mortgage Lenders Anticipate Growth in 2015


Jamie Woodwell
WASHINGTON, DC – Commercial and multifamily mortgage lending is expected to increase in 2015, as lenders’ appetites to place new loans remains very strong and borrowers’ appetites to borrow increase, according to a new Mortgage Bankers Association survey of the top commercial and multifamily mortgage origination firms.

  A full 100 percent of the top firms expect originations to increase in 2015, with 68 percent expecting an increase of 5 percent or more.  Almost three quarters (72 percent) expect their own firm’s originations to increase by 5 percent or more.

“Commercial mortgage lenders anticipate another competitive year in 2015,” said Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s Vice President for Commercial Real Estate Research.  “Lenders’ appetites for loans remain very strong, and with the 10 year loans made during 2005, 2006 and 2007 maturing, lenders also anticipate growing demand from borrowers.”

Majorities of respondents expect originations for every major investor group to increase.  83 percent anticipate a “very strong” appetite among firms to make loans and 50 percent anticipate a “very strong” appetite among borrowers to take out loans.  Lenders were surveyed on a scale of “very weak, weak, fair, strong, or very strong.”


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

Ali Ahmad
(202) 557-2727


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