National Mortgage News, Nov. 4, 2019 (subscription) The Japanese finance and leasing firm is buying all Hunt Real Estate Capital shares from privately owned Hunt Companies Inc. The price was …
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Single-Family Zoning Being Questioned Across the Nation
MReport, Oct. 30, 2019–Mike Albanese The move to higher-density housing and less single-family zoning is taking hold in markets across the nation.
Dozens of Lawmakers Urge More Flood Insurance Reform
Dozens of Lawmakers Urge More Flood Insurance Reform
Preparing Your Institution’s Commercial Lending Landscape for 2020
In just two short months, we will be heading into a new year and a new decade. To prepare, many institutions are planning their budget and objectives for the next year to ensure growth and profitability. With the start of a new decade, institutions are looking for ways to better equip their team with offerings and technology to meet the needs of current and future borrowers and evolve the lending process.
Commercial Servicing Software Must be Flexible
Commercial mortgage servicing can be particularly challenging. Like residential mortgage servicers, commercial servicers communicate with customers, take payments, manage escrow accounts and meet strict investor reporting requirements. Unlike residential servicers, commercial lenders often service a wide variety of loan types and provide more complex payment options
MBA Letter Urges House Committee Markup of TRIA Extension
Ahead of a markup vote scheduled this week in the House Financial Services Committee, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent an Oct. 29 letter to Committee members urging approval of a bill that would extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act for seven years.
Blackstone’s Online-Shopping Play: 800 Million Square Feet of Warehouses
Wall Street Journal, Oct. 26, 2019–Miriam Gottfried (subscription) Blackstone Group Inc. is betting that the rise of online shopping will remain a bright spot in the face of slowing global …
Big Opportunity: How to Backfill Vacant Big Box Retail Space in 2019
D Magazine, Oct. 24, 2019–Steve Zimmerman The Retail Connection Managing Director Steve Zimmerman says vacancies highlight the need for brokers, owners, investors and landlords to find “new and creative” ways …
MBA Elects 2020 Board of Directors
AUSTIN, TEXAS–The Mortgage Bankers Association swore in its Board of Directors for the 2020 membership year here at the association’s 2019 Annual Convention & Expo.
Brian Stoffers, CMB, Takes Helm as MBA Chairman
AUSTIN, TEXAS–Like many people attending the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo here, Brian Stoffers, CMB, never intended to become a mortgage banker.