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Volume 25 Issue 157

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Redfin: Income Needed to Afford Typical American House Near Record High

Redfin, Seattle, reported that Americans need to earn $109,796 to afford the typical U.S. home for sale, down narrowly from the all-time high of $110,382 a year ago.

MBA Recognizes Our Premier Members

The Mortgage Bankers Association is proud to recognize its Premier Members and to thank them for their continued support of MBA and the real estate finance industry.

Data Center Demand Exceeds Expectations in First Half: JLL

Data center demand reached yet another high in the first half of 2026 with 25 gigawatts of absorption--double the level from a year ago and five times that of 2024--according to JLL, Chicago.

MBA VIDEOS

mPower Moments: On Building a Career Through Passion with MMLA’s Joanne Misuraca

mPower Moments: On Building a Career Through Passion with MMLA’s Joanne Misuraca

MBA Now: Marina Walsh on MBA's Sept. 1 HELOC/ Home Equity Workshop

MBA Now: Marina Walsh on MBA's Sept. 1 HELOC/ Home Equity Workshop

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

58% of Gen-Zers Want a Housing Market Crash. Experts Say Lower Prices Still Wouldn’t Make Homes Affordable
Why the Rent-Vs-Buy Math Is Starting to Turn
‘A Million Dollars Over Asking’: AI Wealth is Fueling Housing Market Frenzy in San Francisco
Abandoned Homes in Baltimore Are Now Being Fought Over in Bidding Wars

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

AI Governance, Quality & Risk: A Practical Framework for Mortgage Lenders, Aug. 18
Education Networking Group: Leadership Panel Discussion, Aug. 19
MAA Advocacy in August Toolkit

Mortgage Affordability Doesn’t End at Closing (Sponsored by Truework, a Checkr company)

Truework's Randy Lightbody examines why refinance-dependent buyers challenge the mortgage industry's traditional understanding of affordability.

August 18, 2026

Affordability Pressures Keep Builder Confidence Low

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Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes inched up one point in August but remains muted, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index reported Monday.

August 19, 2026

Mortgage Banking’s Next Competitive Advantage Isn’t AI—It’s Organizational Architecture

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Longtime MBA NewsLink contributor Mark Dangelo writes that the future does not belong to the organizations with the newest technology. “It belongs to the organizations built to continually adapt.”

August 18, 2026

Home Equity Lending’s Next Edge Is All About Execution

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NotaryCam President Brian Webster says speed, convenience and ease of use are critical factors for home equity borrowers “and remote online notarization can already deliver on all three today.”

August 17, 2026

Join the Leaders Shaping Mortgage Technology at MBA’s Tech Exchange, Oct. 14

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MBA's Tech Exchange is a dynamic, one-day event designed for the professionals driving technology transformation across real estate finance.

August 17, 2026

MBA Chart of the Week: Multifamily Lending Trends

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In this week’s Chart of the Week, we examine MBA’s 2025 Annual Report on Multifamily Lending, which found that multifamily mortgage lending staged a strong recovery in 2025, with origination volume climbing 32% to $381.8 billion.

August 17, 2026

Industry Briefs, Aug. 18, 2026

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Industry news from Union Home Mortgage, AmeriTrust Mortgage, MeridianLink, Credit Mountain, MCT, Friday Harbor, SettlementOne, Secure Insight, nCino, Tavant, Dark Matter, Outamation, Pennymac, Gershman, BlackWolf Advisory Group, Authority Partners, Informative Research, BSI Financial and WFT National Title Insurance Co.

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