Category: News and Trends

Each year, the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies releases its State of the Nation’s Housing report, of which MBA’s Research Institute for Housing America is a sponsor.

Each year, the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies releases its State of the Nation’s Housing report, of which MBA’s Research Institute for Housing America is a sponsor.

Volatility has returned to the markets, but several analysts maintain a positive long-term outlook on the U.S. multifamily market.

Commercial real estate has become more attractive from a return vs. risk perspective, but opinions about risk-adjusted returns vary significantly by property type, reported Situs RERC, Houston.

Offices of the Mortgage Bankers Association will close on Dec. 24 will remain closed until Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.

Rent prices in single-family rental properties increased 3.0 percent year-over-year in October, up from a 2.7 percent rate a year ago, reported CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif.

Housing starts rose for the first time in three months, HUD and the Census Bureau reported yesterday, although multifamily accounted for most of the increase.

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate resumed its year-long downward trajectory in November after a very brief uptick in October, reported Trepp, New York.

Kennedy Wilson, Beverly Hills, Calif., sold its research subsidiary, Meyers Research LLC, to middle-market private equity firm MidOcean Partners, New York.

The Mortgage Action Alliance, the grassroots advocacy arm of the Mortgage Bankers Association, announced results of its elections for new members of its Steering Committee for the 2019-2020 year.