Thursday, March 8, 2012

Banks Returning to CRE Lending via Multifamily, Owner-Occupied Properties via CoStar Group

It's not a big hook to hang a hat on, but the small increase in some commercial real estate loan balances on bank books at the end of the year serves as yet another indication of thawing lending markets for property investors.

Overall loan balances on bank books posted their largest real growth in four years, according to year-end numbers released this past week by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC).

As far as CRE lending goes, it was a 50/50 split between good and bad news. Total loans outstanding for owner-occupied CRE and multifamily properties saw a modest increase year over year -- from $452.6 billion to $457.2 billion for owner-occupied and from $212.7 billion to $218.5 billion for multifamily.


Read more...Banks Returning to CRE Lending via Multifamily, Owner-Occupied Properties - CoStar Group

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