Property Risks to Watch in 2024

By Summer Gell

Multifamily Lenders Expressed Several Common Concerns at the Recent MBA CREF Conference

By Summer Gell | Published in GlobeSt.com on March 04, 2024

At MBA’s recent CREF conference, the prevalent outlook seemed to be optimism tempered with uncertainty. Many in the commercial real estate lending space believe that things will improve over 2024 to varying degrees depending on the market and sector. The anticipation of future rate reductions and increased transaction volume is somewhat tempered by concern about risks that are still very present in the market, including distressed assets, insurance rates, and construction challenges. Below is a recap of the discussions around these risks along with mitigation strategies for lenders.

Read more to learn about Multifamily Lender concerns around property risks.

About the Authors

Summer Gell

Managing Principal

Summer Gell is a principal at Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. who leverages her almost 30 years of experience and background as an environmental scientist to provide valuable solutions to her clients’ environmental and engineering due diligence needs. Summer is an expert on all things Freddie and Fannie, having worked on hundreds of agency and multifamily deals in recent years. She also serves as the national account manager for several CMBS lenders and life companies. Summer writes and speaks about issues that affect the CRE industry from her boots-on-the-ground perspective.

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