Sunday, February 8, 2015

2014 Q4 Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Originations Up Eleven Percent from 2013 Q4; 2014 Total Up Seven Percent from 2013 Total


Jamie Woodwell
SAN DIEGO, CA  — Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations increased 27 percent between the third and the fourth quarters of 2014, and were up eleven percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.

MBA’s commercial/multifamily mortgage bankers’ originations index provides a preliminary estimate that originations for the full year 2014 were seven percent higher than in 2013.

“Commercial and multifamily mortgage markets ended the year strong,” said Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research.

 “The fourth quarter set record quarterly origination volumes for life insurance companies, for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and for multifamily lending. 

“With low interest rates, rising property values and improving property fundamentals – and in spite of a significant drop in the volume of loans maturing during the year – the preliminary numbers show every major investor group increased commercial and multifamily lending in 2014.”

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

Rob Van Raaphorst
(202) 557-2799   


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