Commercial, Multifamily Loan Originations Up, MBA Reports

摘要

Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations in the fourth quarter of 2009 were up 15 percent from the third quarter and 12 percent from the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) index.rn"Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations picked up in the fourth quarter, but remain at a low level in absolute terms," said Jamie Woodwell, MBA vice president of commercial real estate research.rn"The trend shows stability coming back to the market," Woodwell added, "but the pickup in volumes really indicates just how low origination levels had fallen."