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CRE Finance Council maintains an active dialogue and keeps regular relationships with the global, capital markets and trade media, serving as a voice for the entire CRE industry.

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November 20, 2023
Press Release - CREFC’s Annual D.C. Symposium Returns on November 28, 2023

October 24, 2023
Press Release - University of Florida Wins 3rd Annual CREFC Real Estate Debt Case Competition

October 11, 2023
Press Release - NCREIF and CREFC Release Second Quarter 2023 Debt Fund Aggregate Report

October 10, 2023
Press Release - CREFC's 3Q 2023 Board of Governors Sentiment Index Reveals Cautious Improvement

September 7, 2023
Press Release - CREFC Announces 2023 Capital Markets Fall Conference

September 6, 2023
Press Release - CREFC Center for Real Estate Finance Announces Fourth Annual CREFC Scholars Recipients
 
August 16, 2023
Press Release - CREFC Joins Industry Groups in Voicing Concerns to FHFA about Rent Control, Rent Stabilization
 
August 7, 2023
Press Release - New NCREIF/CREFC Open-End Debt Fund Aggregate Offers Transparency to Open-End Debt Fund Performance
 
August 4, 2023
NCREIF Teams Up with CREFC to Deliver New CRE Debt Fund Aggregate
 
June 14, 2023
Press ReleaseCREFC Second-Quarter Survey Shows Improvement in Sentiment but Caution Prevails

June 13, 2023
Press ReleaseThe CRE Finance Council Announces New Chairs for Industry Forums

June 13, 2023
Press ReleaseLeah Nivison Named CREFC's Women of the Year and Dan Olsen Receives Founder Award

June 12, 2023
Press ReleaseThe CRE Finance Council Names Harris Trifon As Chair of Executive Committee

June 12, 2023
Press ReleaseThe CRE Finance Council Announces its 2023 Class of 20 Under 40

June 8, 2023
Press ReleaseCREFC Hosts Annual Conference in New York City
 
April 11, 2023
Press ReleaseCREFC Sustainability Initiative Hosts Second Sustainability Summit in New York on May 2, 2023

January 25, 2023
Press ReleaseCREFC Fourth-Quarter 2022 Survey Shows Improving Sentiment for CRE Finance Markets

January 10, 2023
CREFC Miami 2023: Lisa Pendergast Targets Debt Fund Growth

January 3, 2023 
Smaller Banks Are Stepping Into The CRE Lending Void. For Now
 
November 8, 2022
Press ReleaseCREFC Welcomes Real Estate Industry to Annual Miami Conference January 8-11, 2023

November 1, 2022 
Press Release - CREFC Center for Real Estate Finance Announces Third Annual CREFC Scholars Recipients

October 3, 2022 
Press Release - CREFC to Host Annual Capital Markets Conference October 26, 2022 

June 14, 2022 
Press Release - CREFC Names Anna H. Glick for 2022 Woman of the Year

June 13, 2022
Press Release - The CRE Finance Council Names Leah Nivison As Chair of Executive Committee
May 31, 2022
CREFC to Host Inaugural Sustainability Summit As Part of its Annual Conference

May 26, 2022
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Congratulates Sandra Thompson on Confirmation as FHFA Director

May 10, 2022
SEC Delays Comment Deadline for Climate-Risk Disclosure Proposal

May 9, 2022
S&P Drops Proposed Notching and Mapping Elements of Insurer Risk-Based Capital Methodology

May 5, 2022
Banking Agencies Release Proposed Revisions to Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Regulations
 
April 19, 2022
Press Release - CREFC First-Quarter 2022 Survey Shows Broad and Meaningful Drop in Overall Sentiment on CRE Finance Markets

March 21, 2022
SEC Issues Long-Awaited Climate Disclosure Proposal

March 11, 2022 
2022 Omnibus Headed to the President; Includes LIBOR Fix

March 10, 2022 
SEC Climate Proposal Coming Soon

March 10, 2022 
LIBOR Bill Included in 2022 Omnibus; Could Pass This Month

March 1, 2022 
CREFC's State of the Union Preview

February 25, 2022 
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Publishes Final Capital Rule
January 24, 2022
CREFC Fourth-Quarter 2021 Survey Shows Drop in Overall Sentiment on Concern for U.S. Economy

January 12, 2022
CREFC Announces  Woman of the Year and Founders Award Recipients

December 15, 2021
CREFC Resumes Annual January Conference in Miami

December 8, 2021
ALERT: House Passes LIBOR Legislation

November 29, 2021 
CREFC Comments on GSE Capital Proposal

November 8, 2021
CREFC Applauds the Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
   
November 3, 2021
CREFC Publishes Third-Quarter 2021 CREFC Board of Governors’ (BOG) Sentiment Index and Special COVID-19 Survey
    
October 14, 2021
CREFC Center for Real Estate Finance at the Schack Institute Announces CREFC Scholars Recipients

October 13, 2021
Key Provisions in 2022 Multifamily Caps

October 13, 2021
Alert: FHFA Announces Changes to Multifamily Caps for 2022

October 5, 2021
Press Release - CREFC to Host Deep Dive Conference Exploring the CRE CLO Market

October 5, 2021
CREFC to Host Deep Dive Conference Exploring the CRE CLO Market

September 15, 2021
FHFA Proposes Revisions to Fannie and Freddie Capital Framework

September 9, 2021 
LIBOR to SOFR Transition: IOSCO Voices Concerns Over Widespread Use of Credit Sensitive Rates

August 30, 2021 
Update: ARRC Releases Term SOFR FAQs

August 30, 2021 
ICYMI: Supreme Court Ends National Eviction Moratorium

August 27, 2021 
Alert: Supreme Court Ends National Eviction Moratorium

August 30, 2021 
No Summer Lull for the LIBOR to SOFR Transition
August 16, 2021 
CREFC Update on Infrastructure and Reconciliation
January 27, 2021
CRE Finance Council January Conference Sees Promising Future for Commercial Real Estate in 2021

January 14, 2021
FHFA Modifies GSE Agreement with Treasury

CRE Finance Council Suspends Political Support to Congressional Members Who Voted to Overrule Voter Rights to Participate in the Presidential Election

January 7, 2021
CRE Finance Council's Statement on Insurrection Attempt

December 7, 2020
CREFC Center for Real Estate at the Schack Institute Announces  Inaugural CREFC Scholars Recipients
 
October 26, 2020
CREFC Continues Expansion of  Policy and Government Relations  Team with New Hire

August 11, 2020
CREFC Leadership Responds to WSJ Report on CMBS Underwriting

July 31, 2020
Senate Banking Committee Chair Crapo Urges Treasury and Fed to Assist CRE

July 30, 2020
CREFC Center for Real Estate Finance at the Schack Institute Names Professor Timothy H. Savage as Faculty Director


July 23, 2020
CREFC and Industry Affiliates Urge Senate to Support Expansion of Main Street Lending

July 2, 2020
CREFC Publishes Board of Governors Second Quarter 2020 Virtual Surveys: COVID-19 and CRE Finance Sentiment Index - "Meaningful Concerns"

June 5, 2020
CREFC and NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate Launch Endowment Collaboration

April 28, 2020
CREFC Expands Policy and Government Relations Team with New Hire

April 10, 2020
CMBS Included in Term Asset-Backed Security Loan Facility 

April 1, 2020

CRE Finance Council Releases Guidance for CMBS Borrowers

March 31, 2020
CRE Finance Council Urges Immediate Action to Support Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Markets 

January 24, 2020
CRE Finance Council Focuses on the Commercial and Multifamily Debt Markets, Housing Affordability, ESG, CRE Technology, and LIBOR Transition at Recent Miami Conference 

January 7, 2020
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) Names New Managing Director of Government Relations

November 1, 2019
UNC Chapel Hill Wins Annual Real Estate Debt Case Competition

August 16, 2019
CREFC Board of Governors CRE Finance Sentiment Index: Moderation in Second Quarter

 August 6, 2019
The CRE Finance Council and Trepp Release Preliminary Survey Results for Second-Half 2018 Insurance Company Investment Performance

June 20, 2019
CREFC Board of Governors CRE Finance Sentiment Index: Resurgence in First-Quarter 2019

April 5, 2019
CREFC Applauds Confirmation of Mark Calabria as FHFA Director

March 26, 2019
CREFC Announces Support of the Restoring Investments in Improvement Act

March 15, 2019
CREFC Board of Governors CRE Finance Sentiment Index: Downward Shift Continues in Fourth-Quarter 2018

March 14, 2019
CREFC Applauds Senators Pat Toomey and Doug Jones' Bill to Fix the "Retail Glitch"

January 28, 2019
The CRE Finance Council and Trepp Release Preliminary Survey Results for First-Half 2018 Insurance Company Investment Performance

December 17, 2018
CREFC Introduces the Board of Governors Sentiment Index: Downward Shift in Third-Quarter 2018

June 25, 2018
The CRE Finance Council and Trepp Release Preliminary Survey Results for Second-Half 2017 Insurance Company Investment Performance

June 12, 2018
The CRE Finance Council Names Annemarie DiCola As Chair of Executive Committee

February 14, 2018
President Trump Unveils Infrastructure Principles

February 13, 2018
CRE Finance Council 2018 Market Outlook Survey Finds Stable Optimism for Industry

February 2, 2018
CRE Finance Council Releases 10 Proposed Changes to Improve Borrower Experience

January 18, 2018
CRE Finance Council and Trepp Release Insurance Company Investment Performance Survey Results for First-Half 2017

November 3, 2017
CRE Finance Council Encouraged by First Step in Tax Reform Plan for CRE Industry

June 13, 2017
CREFC Members Gather in Washington, D.C. for 2017 Annual Conference

June 5, 2017
CRE Finance Council and Trepp, LLC Release Insurance Company Investment Performance Survey Results for Second-Half 2016

May 26, 2017
NY Fed Staff Study Aligned with CREFC’s Position on Bond Market Liquidity

May 19, 2017
Record Turnout for CREFC’s Commercial Real Estate Finance Summit in Los Angeles

April 27, 2017
CREFC Supports Bill Clarifying High Volatility Commercial Real Estate Rule

February 1, 2017
CREFC Releases Market Outlook Survey Results

January 9, 2017
CREFC and Trepp Release Insurance Company Investment Performance Survey Results

August 12, 2016
CRE Finance Council Names Lisa A. Pendergast as New Executive Director

June 13, 2016
CREFC and Trepp Portfolio Lender Survey Preliminary Results

May 19, 2016
CREFC Testifies on Capital and Liquidity

May 11, 2016
CRE Finance Council Selects Ferguson Partners to Manage Search for New Executive Director

April 20, 2016
CRE Finance Council Hosts Asset Managers in Seoul and Tokyo

April 11, 2016
CRE Finance Council Names Industry Veteran Mike Flood Deputy Executive Director

March 2, 2016
CREFC Applauds Advancement of Risk-Retention Legislation

January 11, 2016
CREFC and Trepp Release Insurance Company Investment Performance Survey Results

January 4, 2016; Globe Street
CRE Finance Survey Predicts Robust Capital for 2016

January 4, 2016
Commercial Real Estate Finance Leaders Expect Favorable Market to Continue in 2016

January 4, 2016
CRE Finance Council 2016 Market Outlook Survey Results

September 17, 2015
CRE Finance Council Launches CREFC Canada Chapter

August 3, 2015
State of the Market 2015

June 8, 2015
CRE Finance Council Adopts Investor Reporting Package Version 7.1

June 5, 2015
CREFC, Trepp Release Portfolio Lender Insurance Company Survey Results

January 21, 2015
CREFC, Trepp Release Portfolio Lender Insurance Company Survey Results

January 2, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Finance Leaders Expect More Robust Market for 2015

January 2, 2015
CRE Finance Council 2015 Market Outlook Survey Results

December 29, 2014
CREFC Releases New Industry Best Practices

August 11, 2014
Press Release: CRE Debt Lags Overall CRE Market Recovery But Shows Promise For Investors

June 25, 2014
CREFC Press Release: The Market Makes Way for the Return of CLOs

June 6, 2014
CREFC, Trepp Release Portfolio Lender Insurance Company Survey Results

June 3, 2014
CREFC Statement on Successful Markup of TRIA

April 22, 2014
S&P's Terrorism Insurance Report Reinforces CRE Finance Industry's Call for Reauthorization

March 3, 2014
CMBS Bond Investors in Extended Stay America Rewarded

February 26, 2014
CREFC Testifies Before Congress on Risk Retention

February 20, 2014
Home Rental Securitizations Set to Hit $5 Billion in 2014

January 28, 2014
2014: A Good Year for Commercial Real Estate Lending

January 10, 2014
Press Release: CREFC, Trepp Release Portfolio Lender Insurance Company Survey Results

January 10, 2014
CRE Finance Council 2014 Outlook Survey

December 9, 2013
2013 Ending with Strong Trend in Defeasance

November 6, 2013
U.S. CMBS Issuance Still a Global Leader – Who Might Follow?

October 30, 2013
CRE Finance Council Provides Agencies with Industry Recommendations on Risk Retention Rules

October 25, 2013
CRE Finance Council Panel Comments On Interest Rate Shifts

October 14, 2013
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Encourages President, Congress to Adopt Long-Term Solution to Debt Ceiling Crisis

July 2, 2013
Press Release: CREFC, Trepp Release Portfolio Lender Insurance Company Survey Results

January 11, 2013
Press Release:  CREFC, Trepp Release Portfolio Lender Insurance Company Survey Results

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