A sharp increase in activity by CMBS lenders during the second quarter pushed overall commercial mortgage lending activity higher by 3 percent when compared with a year earlier. The Mortgage Bankers Association, meanwhile, expects total lending for the year will increase by 26 percent from 2023, to $539 billion.

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