| Title: | MBA Releases 4th Quarter 2007 Commercial Real Estate/ Multifamily Finance Quarterly Data Book |
| Source: | MBA |
| Date: | 3/26/2008 |
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Washington, DC (March 26, 2008) – The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Quarterly Data Book
for the fourth quarter of 2007. The Data Book compiles the most up-to-date information on topics of interest to financial
investment industry participants and observers.
The fourth quarter edition includes the following topics:
• Economic Outlook – which includes economic commentary, long-term real estate finance and macroeconomic forecast, employees
on non-farm payrolls, Treasury yields and bank rates, and owner- and renter-occupied housing units.
• Commercial/Multifamily Finance Environment – which includes comments from the Federal Reserve Board's Beige Book, property
sales volumes, capitalization rates and multifamily building permits, and starts and completions.
• Mortgage Production – which includes commercial/multifamily mortgage originations, commercial mortgage-backed securities
(CMBS) issuance and life company commitment volumes, as well as commercial real estate collateralized debt obligations (CRE
CDO) issuance.
• Mortgage Debt Outstanding – which includes analysis of CMBS outstanding and CMBS yield spreads.
• Loan Servicing – which includes listings of commercial/multifamily mortgage servicers and their roles and servicing volumes.
• A Listing of Recent MBA Commercial/Multifamily Research News Releases.
This publication is just one more example of the valuable research that MBA, as the premier source for real estate finance
information, provides. To view the Data Book click HERE.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is the national association representing the real estate finance industry, an industry
that employs more than 370,000 people in virtually every community in the country. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the
association works to ensure the continued strength of the nation's residential and commercial real estate markets; to expand
homeownership and extend access to affordable housing to all Americans. MBA promotes fair and ethical lending practices and
fosters professional excellence among real estate finance employees through a wide range of educational programs and a variety
of publications. Its membership of over 2,400 companies includes all elements of real estate finance: mortgage companies,
mortgage brokers, commercial banks, thrifts, Wall Street conduits, life insurance companies and others in the mortgage lending
field. For additional information, visit MBA's Web site: www.mortgagebankers.org.