SFA and ICE developing securitization index; securitization involving professional sports on the horizon; rating services comfortable with Trimont acquiring Wells Fargo’s third-party commercial mortgage servicing business; deal structuring tool from dv01.

Although overall non-agency CMBS issuance fell slightly in the fourth quarter, volume was up in deals backed by retail and lodging properties. Agency multifamily activity quickened in the second half of 2024 but still came up a little short of the previous year. (Includes two data tables.)

Analysts tracking the commercial real estate sector see more pain for the office sector before a recovery process starting in 2026.