US DATA: MBA Analysis of 2011 Multifamily Lending says “2,653
different multifamily lenders provided a total of $110.1 billion in new
mortgages for apartment buildings with five or more units. The 2011
volume represents a 60 percent increase from 2010 levels. Seventy-two
percent of the active lenders made five or fewer multifamily loans over
the course of the year. The top five multifamily lenders in 2011,
measured by total dollar volume, were Wells Fargo Bank N.A., JP Morgan
Chase, CBRE Capital Markets, Inc., PNC Real Estate, and Berkadia.”