MBA Annual Report Finds Total Commercial Real Estate Borrowing and Lending Increased 40 Percent in 2025

Apr 28, 2026

MBA's 2025 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Annual Origination Volume Summation estimates total CRE borrowing and lending reached $706 billion in 2025, a 40% increase over 2024.

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