For the first time in more than three years, the rate of delinquency on securitized commercial real estate loans has declined below 8 percent. Helping the latest improvement were mortgages backed by industrial properties.
The rate of 30-day delinquency on loans included in commercial mortgage-backed securities was 7.98 percent in October, Trepp LLC reported.
It was the first time since early 2010 that CMBS delinquency has been less than 8.00 percent.
Delinquency was down for the fifth consecutive month from 8.14 percent the prior month and 9.69 percent one year prior.
The biggest decline from September — 28 basis points — was with industrial property loans, which had an 11.31 percent delinquency rate last month.
Loans secured by office properties saw delinquency drop 24 BPS to 9.07 percent in October.
After that were mortgages secured by lodging properties, with delinquency down 21 BPS from September to 8.94 percent.
A 16-basis-point improvement left the retail loan delinquency rate at 6.34 percent in October.
Thirty-day delinquency on multifamily loans fell 11 BPS to 11.02 percent.
