Most commercial and multifamily loan-delinquency rates remained near record lows in the third quarter thanks to low mortgage rates and high property values,
"Loans financing commercial and multifamily properties continue to perform very well," Jamie Woodwell, the MBA's vice president of commercial research and economics, said in a press release. "Delinquency rates are at or near record lows for nearly every capital source, with the rate for commercial mortgages held by banks at its lowest since the inception of the series 25 years ago. Solid property fundamentals,
Delinquency rates between groups are not comparable because the MBA uses the standard each investor type employs to track their loan performance.
Loans 30 days late or more and real-estate owned backing commercial mortgage-backed securities had a third quarter delinquency rate of 2.29%, down from
Commercial and multifamily mortgages held in bank and thrift portfolios had a 0.45% 90-day-or-more delinquency rate, down from 0.48% one year ago and 0.46% in the second quarter.
When it comes to mortgages held by life companies, the third quarter ended with a 0.03% 60-day or more delinquency rate, inching down from the 0.04% rate seen both the year prior and in 2019's second quarter.
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