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Brookfield Property Partners, in a JV with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, is securitizing a commercial mortgage for the newly constructed, 70-story tower near New York's revitalized Hudson Yards district.

The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance decreased for the ninth consecutive week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Travel restrictions have left hotels like Miami Beach's Fontainebleau struggling to repay their mortgage loans.

Its stock price, which slid since day two of trading, opened 10% on the earnings news.

As more borrowers exit their plans, fewer than 4 million loans sit in forbearance, according to Black Knight.

A pioneer in the commercial mortgage-backed securities market argues the HOPE Act would bail out savvy investors who don't deserve it. Barclays predicts that kind of attitude will make passage difficult.

The FHFA director’s move this week to impose an “adverse market fee” of 0.5% on most refinanced mortgages will shift billions out of the hands of American consumers and into the hands of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — and their private shareholders.

The new “adverse market fee” for refinanced mortgages resembles steps the companies took to combat the 2008 mortgage crisis. But critics charge it isn’t necessary and will hurt borrowers’ ability to tap into low rates.

Merit Hill, a Brooklyn real estate investment firm, is sponsoring its first MBS offering secured by 78 self-storage units in 23 states.

“They are willing to play this to the end, one way or the other.”