MBA Recognizes Premier, Select Members

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

Laura Escobar, Christine Chandler, Owen Lee Sworn In

DENVER–Laura Escobar, President of Lennar Mortgage, was sworn in Sunday as Chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association during MBA’s Annual Convention & Expo. M&T Realty Capital Corporation’s Christine Chandler and Success Mortgage Partners’ Owen Lee were sworn in as Chair-Elect and Vice Chair, respectively.

CMF Quote of the Week

“Delinquency rates for commercial mortgages backed by office properties continued to increase during the third quarter but declined for loans backed by lodging, retail and industrial properties.”
–Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s Head of Commercial Real Estate Research

CoreLogic: Single-Family Rents Grew 2.4% in August

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., found U.S. single-family rents grew 2.4% year-over-year in August. However, that’s the lowest rate of growth since last fall, CoreLogic noted.