U.S. CMBS delinquencies increase in October

The U.S. CMBS delinquency rate inched up in October, according to Trepp’s October 2016 CMBS Research report. The delinquency rate for U.S. commercial real estate loans in CMBS is now 4.98 percent, an increase of 20 basis points from September.

The CMBS delinquency rate began to rise in March as loans from the 2006 and 2007 vintages started to reach their maturity dates, which has caused the reading to move higher in seven of the last eight months. The percentage of seriously delinquent loans, which include 60-plus days delinquent, in foreclosure, REO, or nonperforming balloons, is now 4.87 percent, also up 20 basis points for the month.

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