Remote-Work Boom During Covid-19 Pandemic Draws Real Estate Startups

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 12, 2021–Konrad Putzier (subscription)A group of real estate startups is aiming to cash in on the remote-work phenomenon.https://www.wsj.com/articles/remote-work-boom-during-covid-19-pandemic-draws-real-estate-startups-11610447400?

Banking Groups Suspend Political Donations after D.C. Riot

American Banker, Jan. 11, 2021–Hannah Lang (subscription)The Consumer Bankers Association and Mortgage Bankers Association said the groups were suspending donations to all candidates from their political action committees. Their decisions …

What Will Happen to the Rental Markets in 2021?

Mortgage Professional America, Jan. 11, 2021–David KitaiAccording to a December report from Apartment List, rents ended 2020 1.5% down nationally year over year. While that number contains wide regional variations …

Hotel Rebound Not Likely Until Second-Half 2021

The recent surge in COVID-19 infections dampened U.S. hotel performance expectations, but news of effective vaccines has bolstered recovery projections beginning second-half 2021, sector analysts said.

MBA: December Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Delinquencies Rise

Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial and multifamily properties Increased for the second month in a row in December, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest monthly MBA CREF Loan Performance Survey.