SAN DIEGO--The commercial real estate market is showing it can adapt to a higher-rate environment, and that means more opportunities for lenders and more servicing activity, MBA Chair Christine Chandler said here at MBA’s CRE Servicing Solutions Conference.

MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement after the House passed its amended version of the Senate-passed, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

NEW YORK--The Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, took the stage at the association’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference May 18, emphasizing the importance of affordability and reform.

SAN DIEGO–The commercial real estate servicing market is bending but not breaking, panelists said here at MBA’s CRE Servicing Solutions Conference.

SAN DIEGO--Property condition reports and inspections are more critical than ever as poor property conditions and deferred maintenance increasingly drive insurance risk and higher coverage costs, panelists said Monday at MBA’s CRE Servicing Solutions Conference.

The U.S. multifamily market stabilized in the first quarter as apartment demand improved and new construction slowed, according to CBRE, Dallas.

The Dodge Momentum Index, issued by the Dodge Construction Network, Boston, increased 6.2% in April to 264.2 (2000=100). Over the month, commercial planning grew 8.1% and institutional planning momentum improved 1.5%.

The multifamily market is increasingly defined by regional extremes, a new report from Apartments.com, Arlington, Va., has found.

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Down Payment Resource, Atlanta, released its Q1 Homeownership Program Index, finding that there are 2,679 homebuyer assistance programs nationwide. That’s up from 2,619 in the previous quarter.