As observed by Ali Ata, these unprecedented times have resulted in new challenges to institutional lenders and banks in the commercial real estate mortgage and transaction markets. A pandemic-driven credit market freeze that began in March and ended in early April resulted in a marked decrease in loan closings in the second quarter of 2020. Commercial real estate (CRE) loan closings plummeted by approximately 20.5% year-over-year, according to the CBRE Lending Momentum Index. A concentrated effort from major lenders and the Federal government injected liquidity back into the market during the latter part of Q1. Since then, there has been an increase in…
Ali Ata: Observations on the Commercial Real Estate Lending Environment in Q2









