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2022 Mid-Year Powerhouse Poll in Review

Ernie Katai, EVP and Head of Production, breaks down our semi-annual Powerhouse Poll, where we poll our investment advisors and mortgage bankers to see what's trending in the industry.

Berkadia Commits to the Permanent Financing of Disha-CHORD School in Hyderabad, India

Berkadia has committed to entirely finance a permanent building for the Disha-CHORD School, supported by a Telangana based NGO, CHORD.

November 16, 2022

BeBerkadia Spotlight Series: Mat Polanco

In today’s BeBerkadia Spotlight Series, we sit down with, Mat Polanco, to learn more about his newly expanded role at Berkadia.

November 11, 2022

FHFA’s 2023 Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps Focus on Mission-Driven Housing

Yesterday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the 2023 multifamily lending caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be $75 billion each for a total of $150 billion, a modest reduction from the $156 billion this year. In addition to the $75 billion caps for each Agency, the following requirements apply: In line […]

November 10, 2022

Net Migration Over the Past Decade

During the 10-year period between the 2010 and the 2020 national censuses, national population growth was among the lowest levels in history. One of the key components of this decline in population growth was millennials, who were in their 20s and 30s between 2010 and 2020 having fewer children than previous generations. With the decline […]

November 8, 2022

Apartment Fundamentals Shifting Toward Historic Norms in 2022

Following record apartment activity in 2021, fundamentals are trending toward historic norms in 2022. To see how the U.S. is performing year to date compared to the Berkadia forecast, check out the 3Q22 National Multifamily Report.

October 27, 2022

Metro of the Month: Orlando

In the last year, effective rent growth in Orlando was among the largest in the country amid healthy apartment demand.

October 18, 2022

Hilary Provinse Reflects on Berkadia’s Women in Commercial Real Estate Conference

This September, Berkadia hosted its third annual Women in Commercial Real Estate Conference in Park, City, Utah. With the mountains as our backdrop, Berkadia led the conversation with more than 100 executive women in CRE to talk industry trends, market conditions and how we can collectively move the needle on increasing female representation in CRE. We checked in with Hilary […]

September 28, 2022

Multifamily Financing: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Berkadia Small Loans discusses the advantages of financing with Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae small loans.