WASHINGTON, D.C. — Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial properties declined slightly during the second quarter of 2024. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest commercial real estate finance (CREF) Loan Performance Survey.
“The delinquency rate for most property types declined last quarter, with the exception of loans backed by office properties, which experienced an increase,” said Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s Head of Commercial Real Estate Research. “Even so, the pace of increase in the delinquency rate for office property loans appears to have slowed in recent quarters.”

Added Woodwell, “Commercial properties are working through changes in interest rates, property values, and the fundamentals of some properties. Each property and loan faces a unique mix of conditions depending on that property’s type and subtype, market and submarket, owner, vintage, deal terms and more. As more loans mature throughout the year, more properties will be adjusting to these new conditions.” 

The balance of commercial mortgages that are not current decreased slightly in the second quarter of 2024.

• 97.0% of outstanding loan balances were current or less than 30 days late at the end of the quarter, up from 96.8% in the first quarter of 2024.
• 2.5% were 90+ days delinquent or in REO, unchanged from the previous quarter.
• 0.2% were 60-90 days delinquent, down from 0.3% the previous quarter.
• 0.4% were 30-60 days delinquent, unchanged from the previous quarter.
• The share of loans that were delinquent increased for office properties and decreased for other property types.
• 7.1% of the balance of office property loan balances were 30 days or more days delinquent, up from 6.8% at the end of last quarter.
• 5.8% of the balance of lodging loans were delinquent, down from 6.3% the previous quarter.
• 4.5% of retail balances were delinquent, down from 4.7%.
• 1.1% of multifamily balances were delinquent, down from 1.2%.
• 0.8% of the balance of industrial property loans were delinquent, down from 1.2%.
• Among capital sources, CMBS loan delinquency rates saw the highest levels despite seeing a decrease during the quarter.
• 4.8% of CMBS loan balances were 30 days or more delinquent, down from 5.2% last quarter.
• Non-current rates for other capital sources remained more moderate.
• 0.9% of FHA multifamily and health care loan balances were 30 days or more delinquent, up from 0.8%.
• 1.1% of life company loan balances were delinquent, down from 1.2%.
• 0.4% of GSE loan balances were delinquent, unchanged from the previous quarter.

MBA’s CREF Loan Performance survey collected information on commercial and multifamily mortgage portfolios as of June 30, 2024. This quarter’s results build on similar surveys conducted since April 2020. Participants reported on $2.6 trillion of loans in March 2023, representing 55 percent of the total $4.7 trillion in commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding (MDO).

STRIVE brokered the sale of Village Real Shopping Center in Webster, Texas.

The 95% occupied 94,294-square-foot retail center is positioned near El Camino Real and NASA Parkway. It is located less than two miles from NASA Johnson Space Center and Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital.

Jake Dutson of STRIVE represented the seller and found the out-of-state buyer.

Marcus & Millichap negotiated the sale of Yorktown Crossing, a 22,350-square-foot retail center in Houston.

Justin Miller, senior vice president investments and John Wagner, associate in Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a private out-of-state investor.  The buyer was a Houston-based private investor.

Yorktown Crossing is located at 5537 Highway 6 N. in Houston. The center is fully occupied and sits on a 2.58-acre parcel. It includes a diverse mix of 12 tenants, all featuring triple-net leases.

JLL’s Capital Markets group arranged a $430 million refinancing for Fairmont Austin, a 37-story luxury hotel in downtown Austin.

JLL Capital Markets represented Manchester Financial Group in securing the five-year, interest only fixed-rate SASB CMBS loan, with Goldman Sachs acting as a lead manager and sole bookrunner. The all-mortgage financing package was used to replace a $300 million senior loan and $125 million of mezzanine debt.

Fairmont Austin spans 1.4 million square feet, standing proudly as the city’s fifth-tallest building. Developed by Manchester Financial Group, the luxury hotel first opened in 2018 and features 1,048 guestrooms and suites, nearly 140,000 square feet of meeting space, a full-service spa, five curated food and beverage outlets, an outdoor resort-style pool deck on the 7th floor and a grand pedestrian walkway providing direct access to the Austin Convention Center. Located at 101 Red River St., the property is within walking distance to the city’s premier lifestyle and entertainment areas including Rainey Street, East Austin and two blocks from Lady Bird Lake.

The JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team was led by Senior Managing Director Tim Wright, Senior Managing Director Aldon Cole and Director Olga Walsh.

Partners Real Estate arranged a 2,200-square-foot retail lease with My Dental at the Commons at Rivery, a 34,200-square-foot shopping center at 1313 Williams Drive in Georgetown, Texas.

Partners’ Kevin Murphy represented the landlord, Partners, in the transaction. Kelly Arnold represented the tenant in the transaction.

The Commons at Rivery, developed by Partners Finance, is an open-air concept that encourages social gatherings with its large connected patios. This vibrant space offers a live, work, play environment, making it a perfect spot for those seeking a balanced lifestyle. Situated near The Summit at Rivery Park, it provides direct access to downtown Georgetown, one of the fastest-growing cities with a population over 50,000.

While other markets have seen office construction dry up, the Dallas market is an exception: As JLL says in a second-quarter report, larger office developments are still breaking ground in the city and its surrounding communities.

Examples? JLL points to Bank of America Tower Parkside and The Knox office projects that delivered in the Dallas market in the second quarter. JLL reported that the office development pipeline here stood at more than 5.1 million square feet even as other markets across the country have seen dramatic slowdowns in new office construction.

Overall, JLL says, the fundamentals of the Dallas office market remained consistent throughout the second quarter of the year. The market has seen improved absorption numbers and a healthy leasing volume.

This doesn’t mean, though, that the Dallas office market isn’t facing challenges. JLL reported that the total office vacancy rate in the Dallas office market stood at 26.6% as of the end of the second quarter.

That is only a small increase, though, from the 26.3% office vacancy rate in the first quarter of the year, JLL reported. And much of the office vacancy is concentrated in a small portion of buildings, with JLL research indentifying that nearly 60% of vacancies can be found in just 10% of area office buildings.

The Class-A direct asking rent did rise, though, to an average of $38.81 a square foot in the second quarter. The overall office direct asking rent stood at an average of $35.25 a square foot in the second quarter.

Notable new office leases in the second quarter include Santander’s renewal for 211,087 square feet at Santander Tower, Onsemi’s 97,496-square-foot lease at 505 Millenium and Jones Day announcing its 73,000-square-foot relocation within the Harwood District to the soon-to-be-built Harwood No. 15.

JLL said that tenants are continuing to evaluate their office space needs, something that is influencing average lease sizes and lengths. According to JLL’s report, office leases of less than 5,000 square feet continue to make the majority of deals signed in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, with 578 of the quarter’s 685 tracked leases falling in that range.