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From the CREF Market Intelligence Blog
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Chart of the Week: Total CRE Lending, 2020-2025Based on the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 2025 Commercial/Multifamily Annual Origination Volume Summation report, the commercial real estate lending market demonstrated meaningful recovery in 2025, with total origination volume reaching approximately $706 billion. This was a notable 40% increase over 2024's $505 billion and significantly outpaced the market low experienced in 2023. While 2025 volume has not yet returned to the peak levels seen in 2021 or 2022, the rebound in 2025 signals renewed lender confidence and improving market conditions across most capital source categories.
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Chart of the Week: Commercial Real Estate Loan Maturity VolumesSeventeen percent ($875 billion) of the $5.0 trillion of outstanding commercial mortgages held by lenders and investors is scheduled to mature in 2026, a 9 percent decrease from the $957 billion that was scheduled to mature in 2025. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 2025 Commercial Real Estate Survey of Loan Maturity Volumes.
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