Make Your Voice Heard through MBA Mortgage Action Alliance

The Mortgage Action Alliance is a voluntary, non-partisan and free nationwide grassroots lobbying network of real estate finance industry professionals, affiliated with the Mortgage Bankers Association. For more information, click …

Madison Avenue Landlords Hope for Revival as Local Residents Return

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 12, 2021–Kate King (subscription)The famed shopping district, which relies more on locals than tourists, is coming back to lifehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/madison-avenue-landlords-hope-for-revival-as-local-residents-return-11634040001?

Lending at U.S. Banks Drops to New Low as Cash Hoards Rise

Bloomberg, Oct. 11, 2021–Elizabeth DexheimerA key measure of lending continued to decline at the largest U.S. banks, according to new Federal Reserve data.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-11/u-s-banks-loans-and-leases-hit-historic-low

CRE Debt Funds Are on Pace for a Banner Year

Wealth Management Real Estate, Oct. 11, 2021–Bendix AndersonThe race for financing multifamily properties has grown more competitive as debt funds are increasingly moving in and offering rates that now make …

JPMorgan, the 800-Pound Gorilla in the Private-Label Space

HousingWire, Oct. 8, 2021–Bill ConroyThe private-label residential mortgage-backed securities market has been resurrected from its near-death following the global financial crisis a decade and a half ago. Driving a healthy …