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.
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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.
MBA Education’s CRE Basics: Underwriting Multifamily and Valuation Starts Starts Nov. 25
MBA Education’s Underwriting Multifamily and Valuation Starts Starts November 25. Click here for more information or to register.
MBA Education Multifamily Property Inspection Workshop in Minneapolis Apr. 22-23
MBA Education presents its popular Multifamily Property Inspection Workshop in Dallas Nov. 13 and 14. Click here for more information or to register.
MBA Education School of Multifamily Mortgage Banking in Washington, D.C. Feb. 2020
MBA Education’s Multifamily School of Mortgage Banking provides a comprehensive and interactive look at the critical elements of multifamily real estate finance. Click here for more information or to register.
Is the End of Libor a Threat to Financial Stability?
American Banker, Oct. 27, 2019–Hannah Lang (subscription) Concerns over how seriously banks are taking the deadline have led some to worry about disruptions in the lending market. And some banks …
Here are the Five Markets Where Rental Occupancy Rates are Falling Fast
HousingWire, Oct. 25, 2019–Julia Falcon Although there are many major metros seeing an uptick in multifamily occupancy rates, economic downturns have impacted other metros negatively, said Yardi Matrix. https://www.housingwire.com/articles/here-are-the-five-markets-where-rental-occupancy-is-falling-fast/