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OPENING GENERAL SESSION: Economic and CRE Market Outlook

Monday, May 19, 2025 8:30 AM-9:45 AM
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Kick off the conference with opening remarks on the commercial/multifamily real estate finance landscape from MBA’s 2025 Chair Elect Christine Chandler and then hear from MBA’s Research and Economics team as they discuss the latest on the economy and the CRE marketplace, with a special focus on issues of importance to commercial mortgage servicers. This session provides a forecast you can't afford to miss, and helps you understand where the markets are and where they are heading. This session also celebrates the newest recipients of the Commercial Certified Mortgage Servicer (CCMS) designation. Sponsored by: PNC Real Estate

Speakers

Welcome

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    Christine Chandler

    2025 MBA Chair-Elect; Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer & Chief Operating Officer, M&T Realty Capital Corporation

    Christine Chandler has been with M&T since 1991 and has more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate finance. Since 2018, she has been responsible for making credit decisions for M&T RCC multifamily and healthcare transactions underwritten in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Agency) and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) platforms as well as managing the company’s operations and its Asset Management Group and Transformation team. Prior to that, Chandler served 13 years as the M&T RCC Chief FHA Underwriter, was a senior Fannie Mae DUS Underwriter, and previously spent several years managing the closing and delivery for FHA and Ginnie Mae transactions. Chandler has also served as a relationship manager in the company’s commercial real estate division, focusing on construction and permanent portfolio lending. Active in various committees and groups related to the mortgage banking industry, Chandler is a voting member of MBA’s Board of Directors, served as the 2023 Chair of MBA’s Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors (COMBOG), and was appointed to MBA’s Audit Committee in 2021. She is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences and is a passionate advocate for mPower, MBA Promoting Opportunities for Women to Extend their Reach, the largest networking organization for women in real estate finance.

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    Reggie Booker

    Associate Vice President, Commercial/Multifamily Research, Mortgage Bankers Association

    Reginald (Reggie) Booker is Associate Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Research at the Mortgage Bankers Association. In this role, Reggie handles MBA's research on the commercial and multifamily real estate markets. His work covers the macro-economy, commercial and multifamily property markets, commercial and multifamily real estate finance, servicing, mortgage banking benchmarking and more. Reggie also oversees MBA's commercial peer business roundtables including CFOs, CTOs, Marketing, and HR heads, and leads special MBA projects, including its CREF Careers and helps with MBAs Diversity and Inclusion program. His work on the commercial real estate finance markets are regularly cited in the media, on Capitol Hill and in regulatory settings.

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