Commercial lending

Wells Fargo has hired two executives to expand its lending for manufactured housing, following the San Francisco company's purchase of a multibillion-dollar loan portfolio from GE Capital.

Varde Partners has closed a $500 million fund that will invest in real estate securities, the firm announced this week.

InHouse Connexions has released a new software product for commercial lenders and appraisers for valuing properties.

Wells Fargo has hired a new head of commercial real estate lending for its Orange County, Calif., office.

Deutsche Bank priced most tranches issued from its $1 billion commercial mortgage securitization wider than the last conduit issued, according to a regulatory filing.

Commercial and multifamily mortgage debt increased in the first quarter compared to the previous quarter, as mortgage originations remained strong, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

RealtyMogul.com said it reached agreements for a total of $250 million in capital, which it will use to offer new products.

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., has named a new head of commercial real estate lending after its current leader resigned.

Life insurers increased their rate of investment in mortgages in 2014, according to a Fitch Ratings report.

Small banks and nonbank lenders are originating commercial mortgages with lower credit quality than the loans originated by large banks, according to a Fitch Ratings report.

Real estate executives have turned more bullish on the real estate market as it continues to attract the interest of foreign investors, a new study from law firm Akerman LLP found.

The number of delinquent loans backing commercial mortgage-backed securities dropped significantly in May, according to a report by Trepp.

Signs of increased underwriting discipline dissolved in the first quarter, creating a challenge for U.S. CMBS investors, according to Fitch Ratings.

Thorofare Capital in Los Angeles has agreed to originate commercial real estate bridge loans on behalf of the money manager DoubleLine Capital.

Farmer Mac officials are confident about the stability and continued performance of the loans on their books, even as the agricultural industry faces headwinds like the California drought and recent decline in corn prices.

The delinquency rate for commercial and multifamily mortgages improved in the first quarter for most categories of investor, on higher property income, rising property values and a strong finance market.

The price of loans that underlie commercial mortgage-backed securities fell slightly from March to April, according to a market research firm.

Demand for commercial real estate is on a gradual road to recovery, the National Association of Realtors says, thanks to a stronger labor market and growing household formation among young adults.

The Commercial Real Estate Financing portal allows investors to apply for financing through Auction.com with the company's preferred lenders.

Real estate investment trusts have near-universal anxiety over the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, a study by BDO USA, a financial advisory and consulting firm, found.