It’s summer and the sun is shining on the multifamily market! As the U.S. continues on its path to recovery, we have been monitoring everything from rebounding geographies to the stateof different sectors within the multifamily space. In this issue, we:

• Analyze the state of the economy and how the multifamily space is influenced
• Cover the state of multifamily policy with Doug Bibby, the President of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)
• Discuss the current state of the small balance lending sector
• Chat with Alison Williams, Walker & Dunlop’s Chief Production Officer overseeing small balance financing
• Provide a market spotlight on New York City and the greater Tri-State area
• Introduce CREUnited, an alliance of industry heavyweights dedicated to increasing minority involvement in CRE