In 2021, 2,215 different multifamily lenders provided a total of $487.3 billion in new mortgages for apartment buildings with five or more units, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) annual report of the multifamily lending market.
Last year’s $487.3 billion in volume represents a 35% increase from 2020’s tally of $359.7 billion. Thirty-two percent of the active lenders made five or fewer multifamily loans over the course of the year.
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