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Volume 25 Issue 1

Friday, January 02, 2026

MBA Statement on FHA’s Annual Report to Congress

MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, issued the following statement regarding the Federal Housing Administration's release of its annual report to Congress.

Pending Home Sales Increase 3.3% in November

Pending home sales jumped by 3.3% in November, the National Association of Realtors reported.

S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Index Reports Home Price Gain in October

The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index showed a 1.4% annual gain for October, up from 1.3% in September.

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MBANow: MBA’s Advocacy on Condominium Lending

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Housing Market Expected to Offer Little Relief for Buyers in 2026 Despite Modest Improvements Ahead
Fannie Mae: Moderate Housing Market Growth Into 2026
2026 Commercial Real Estate Lookahead: The Asset Classes to Watch
Shopping for a Mortgage? Comparing Rates can be Tricky. Here’s Some Advice
How Long Does It Take to Save for a Down Payment in 2025?

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

Introduction to Mortgage Banking On Demand Starts Jan. 12
Residential Education Networking Group: Building Team Culture, Jan. 12
Leading Mortgage Organizations: Essentials for Executives and Board Members Program

Zillow: $46B in Housing Within 2025 Los Angeles Wildfire Zones

Zillow, Seattle, released a new analysis, finding that $46 billion in residential housing--and 19,605 homes--were within the perimeters of the Palisades and Eaton fires that took place nearly a year ago.

December 31, 2025

Dealmaker: JLL Secures $22M Bridge Financing in Hoover, Ala.

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JLL Capital Markets, Chicago, secured a $21.8 million refinancing for Skylar Ridge, a 140-unit garden-style apartment community in Hoover, Ala.

December 31, 2025

MBA Statement on FHFA’s 2026-2028 Enterprise Housing Goals

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MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, issued a statement on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s 2026-2028 Enterprise Housing Goals final rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:

January 02, 2025

Fitch: Large Office Defaults Drive CMBS Delinquency Rate Higher in November

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Fitch Ratings, Chicago, reported that the U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate increased six basis points in November to 3.25%.

December 31, 2025

Advocacy Update: MBA Leaders Meet with Fed’s Bowman Ahead of Basel III Re-proposal; FHFA and FHA News; More

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This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

December 31, 2025

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

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Mortgage applications decreased 5.0% from one week earlier, according to MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 19, 2025.

December 31, 2025

Delayed GDP Report Finds 4.3% Growth in 3Q

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Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 4.3% in the third quarter, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis reported last week.

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