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Finance · Coronavirus

Lenders Traverse the Coronavirus Tunnel

By Tom Acitelli

FHFA director Mark Calabria.

Finance · Industry

JP, Morgan Stanley to Advise GSEs in Planned Recaps, Conservatorship Exits [Updated]

By Mack Burke

The balance between lender, landlords and tenants.

Coronavirus · Features

Striking a Balance Between Tenants, Landlords and Lenders

By Adam Bonislawski

Signage on the U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington D.C.

Finance · CMBS

Industry Groups Push for Inclusion of CMBS in Reestablished TALF Program

By Mack Burke

MBA CREF 2020 From left to right: Peter Smith, Jeff Fastov, Justin Bennett, Michael Comparato and Jeff Friedman.

MBA CREF 2020: Panelists Talk Market Stress, the Loans They Passed On

By Cathy Cunningham

Non-Agency Lenders Are Scuffling for Agency Market Share

By Mack Burke

LIFE’S WORK: Banks have reached a plateau in the last four years, but life insurers have continued to gain a larger slice of the mortgage market.

Finance · Features

Why Life Insurers’ Market Share Is Blooming Amidst Intense Competition

By Matt Grossman

Finance · Technology

Greystone Director to Launch Fintech Startup, TapCap

By Mack Burke

The Aon Center, site of JLL's global headquarters in Chicago.

Finance · Industry

JLL’s HFF Acquisition Will Create US’ Largest CRE Brokerage

By Matt Grossman

David Leopold.

Freddie Mac’s David Leopold Talks Affordable Housing and the Importance of Subsidy

By Cathy Cunningham

A sign near the entrance to the Mortgage Bankers' Association conference in San Diego.

In Transition: Bridge Lenders Talk Competition, CLOs and Opportunity Zones

By Cathy Cunningham

MBA CEO Robert Broeksmit addresses the crowd at the organization's San Diego conference this week.

Affordable Housing Baffles Otherwise Soaring Multifamily Sector

By Matt Grossman

A SunTrust branch in Washington, D.C.

SunTrust Exec Says BB&T Merger Is All About Tech

By Matt Grossman

A sign near the entrance to the Mortgage Bankers' Association conference in San Diego.

Debt Funds Have Banks Struggling to Keep Pace, Fretful Lenders Declare

By Matt Grossman

A parking lot on 10th Avenue in Manhattan.

Design + Construction · Urban Planning

Researchers’ Counterintuitive Conclusion? New York May Have Too Much Parking

By Matt Grossman

Jerome Powell.

Fed Raises Rates, Two More to Come in 2018

By Matt Grossman

6605 Grand Montecito Parkway.

Finance · Acquisition

Dekel Capital Arranges $41M Financing Package for Vegas Office Acquisition

By Matt Grossman