MBA Releases Commercial/Multifamily 1Q Data Book

Washington, DC, June 29, 2007--The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Quarterly Data Book for the first quarter of 2007. The Data Book combines the most up-to-date information on various topics of interest to industry participants and observers. This edition includes the following topics:

- Economic Outlook - which includes 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, starts and completions

- Mortgage Production - which includes originations, CMBS issuance and ACLI commitment volumes as well as CRE CDO issuance

- Mortgage Debt Outstanding - which includes CMBS debt outstanding

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- A Listing of Recent MBA Commercial/Multifamily Research News Releases

"The first quarter's Data Book profiles an active commercial real estate finance market," said Jamie Woodwell, Senior Director of Commercial/Multifamily Research. "Strong property markets and considerable REIT privatization drove highlights including property sales that were up 73 percent compared to last year's first quarter, commercial/multifamily mortgage originations that were up 37 percent, CMBS issuance that was up 32 percent and commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding that topped $3 trillion for the first time."