Washington, DC – May 5, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — First quarter 2011 commercial and multifamily mortgage originations were 89 percent higher than during the same period last year and 25 percent lower than during the fourth quarter of 2010, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. The decrease from fourth quarter 2010 reflects the industry’s usual push to finalize deals before the end of the year, and subsequent drop-offs in first quarter numbers.
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