KBRA Releases Monthly CMBS Trend Watch

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases the October 2021 issue of CMBS Trend Watch.

CMBS private label pricing volume ended the month of October at $15.2 billion, bringing the year-to-date (YTD) issuance total to $84.1 billion, up 83.3% year-over-year. We currently have visibility of up to 21 deals that could launch in November, including seven to 10 single-borrower (SB) transactions, five conduits, two Freddie Mac K-Series, and as many as four commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation (CRE CLO) transactions.

In October, KBRA published pre-sales for six deals ($4.8 billion) including three SB transactions ($3.3 billion), one conduit ($952.3 million), one single-family rental ($303.7 million), and one small balance commercial ($204.2 million). October’s surveillance activity included rating actions on 515 classes consisting of 492 affirmations, 20 downgrades, and three upgrades. There were 327 KBRA Loans of Concern (K-LOCs) identified during the month. There were also 13 KBRA Performance Outlook (KPO) changes: one to Outperform from Perform, two to Perform from Underperform, and 10 to Underperform from Perform.

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