The Mortgage Bankers Association appointed Michael P. Flood as Senior Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Policy and Member Engagement.
Category: News and Trends
#CREF2020: MBA Honors Stacey Berger with 2020 CREF Distinguished Service Award
SAN DIEGO–The Mortgage Bankers Association this week awarded Stacey Berger, Executive Vice President of Midland Loan Services, with its 2020 Commercial Real Estate Finance Distinguished Service Award.
Freddie Mac: Affordability Continues to Drive Purchase, Rental Decisions
Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., said affordability remains top of mind for those individuals looking to rent or purchase a home.
#CREF2020: MBA Presents Freddie Mac Multifamily with Commercial/Multifamily Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Award
SAN DIEGO–The Mortgage Bankers Association awarded Freddie Mac Multifamily with the 2020 Commercial/Multifamily Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Leadership Award.
#CREF2020: MBA: Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Hits New High to Close Out 2019
SAN DIEGO–A 7 percent increase in commercial and multifamily mortgage originations in the fourth quarter capped off a strong 2019 for the market, according to preliminary estimates from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
Commercial/Multifamily Briefs
Walker & Dunlop and GeoPhy launched Apprise, a new firm that will leverage technology and data science to improve the consistency, transparency and speed of multifamily appraisals.
Fed Holds Line on Benchmark Rates
The Federal Open Market Committee, anticipating no dramatic changes to the U.S. economy in the near future, concluded its two-day policy meeting last week with no action on key interest rates.
MBA Chart of the Week: CMBS Annual Issuance Volume
After a slow start in 2019, the commercial mortgage-backed securities market ended strong, with $39.1 billion of private-label CMBS issuance during the fourth quarter – more than double the $18.8 …
Report Cites Sharp Increase in Single-Person Households
Point2 Homes, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, says the concept of the traditional household is eroding, citing an increase in single-person household.