DS News, Nov. 3, 2020–Christina Hughes BabbExperts in the housing industry have offered varied opinions about the election outcome—which, at the time of publication, is uncertain—and how it might impact …
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Think Tank Concludes Mortgage Guidelines Could Safely be Twice as Risky
Mortgage News Daily, Nov. 3 2020–Jann SwansonThe Urban Institute’s housing credit availability index for the second quarter shows a slight dip from an adjusted 5.3 percent in the first quarter …
Election 2020: Who’s at Risk on the House and Senate Committees Overseeing Mortgage Finance?
HousingWire, Nov. 3, 2020–Tim GlazeAll but four members of the current U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services are on the Nov. 3 general ballot for re-election, including chair …
Real Estate Industry in Suspense as Election Hangs in Balance
The Real Deal, Nov. 4, 2020The presidential election remained too close to call early Wednesday morning, leaving the future uncertain for the real estate industry.https://therealdeal.com/2020/11/04/real-estate-industry-in-suspense-as-election-hangs-in-balance/
Real Estate Slump Forcing Big Funds to Delay Investor Redemption Requests
Wall Street Journal, Nov. 3, 2020–Peter Grant, Esther FungWith the pandemic bringing down values of hotels, retail properties and office buildings, investors are lining up to cash out of these …
November Mortgage Rates Forecast: How Do Presidential Elections Affect Rates?
NerdWallet, Nov. 3, 2020–Holden LewisMortgage rates move unpredictably in the weeks after presidential elections — not always, but often enough to humble any forecaster who is asked to predict mortgage …
Swing States With the Highest and Lowest Coronavirus Mortgage Bailouts
CNBC, Nov. 3 2020–Diana OlickSome 5.7% of all borrowers are now in Covid-related mortgage bailout programs. Workers in Florida and Nevada have been hit disproportionally hard by the pandemic because …
Lenders ‘Layer Up’ With Extra Security Measures in 2021
National Mortgage News, Nov. 3, 2020–Paul Centopani (subscription)Getting ahead of the next wave of mortgage fraud calls for rock-solid systems with several protective tools deployed at once. But that only …
How Election Results Might Impact Housing
DSNews, Nov. 3, 2020As election results roll in, industry experts, analysts and economists opined about what political outcome might be most beneficial for the housing market, lenders, and property owners.https://dsnews.com/daily-dose/11-03-2020/how-election-results-might-impact-housing
Malls’ Decline Pushes Landlords CBL, PREIT to Bankruptcy
Wall Street Journal, Nov. 2, 2020–Soma Biswas, Esther Fung, Becky Yerak (subscription)Two major mall owners, CBL & Associates Properties Inc. and Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, filed for bankruptcy protection …