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Category: News and Trends
Eli Moghavem of Base Equities: Small-Balance Preferred Equity Helps Sponsors Compete for Middle-Market Opportunities
In this article, we explore preferred equity investments serving small-to-mid transaction sizes, where there can be a win-win-win for sponsors, investors and the capital markets brokerage community.
Sponsored Content from WFG: Rising Rates and Record Appreciation Drive Shift to Home Equity Lending
With untapped equity at record highs and rising interest rates making cash-out refis less appealing, home equity lending is experiencing a comeback. Are you prepared?
MBA Chart of the Week Apr. 8, 2022: Top Commercial/Multifamily Originators
MBA’s Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Firms – Annual Origination Volumes annual report presents a comprehensive set of listings of commercial/multifamily mortgage originators, their volumes and the different roles they play.
Rob Bayer of Anomaly Squared: Avoid Being Labeled SCAM LIKELY? Caller ID Management Strategies
How does a company making solicited and valuable non-solicited automated calls keep from being dinged as a scam so they can continue reaching their potential customers? There are multiple strategies from different angles to make sure every solution is maximized to ensure contact and conversion rate stay strong and continue to build.
Clint Salisbury of IDS: Don’t Sacrifice Borrower Experience for Sake of Digital Mortgage Innovation
The benefits of hybrid eClosings are obvious when viewed from the lenders and/or investor perspective – streamlined processes, greater operation efficiency, reduced errors, etc. – and borrowers certainly feel the impact of those to a certain degree. However, the “digital revolution” many lenders may assume they are delivering to consumers might not be as revolutionary when examined from the borrower’s side of the transaction.
To the Point with Bob: Reducing FHA’s MIP
In the latest edition of To the Point with Bob, MBA President & CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, outlines MBA’s support of a reduction in the FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium set by HUD.
MBA Advocacy Update Monday Apr. 11, 2022
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, penned a new blog post emphasizing MBA’s continued support for a reduction of FHA’s mortgage insurance premium. On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing featuring testimony from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the state of the international financial system. And on Thursday, the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice.
RCA: Pandemic Loan Loss Rates Below Great Recession Extremes
Real Capital Analytics, New York, said the losses taken by lenders on previously defaulted commercial real estate loans remain far below the loss rates seen during the Great Recession.
Dealmaker: Eastern Union Secures $83M for Atlanta Multifamily Property
Eastern Union, New York, arranged an $83.3 million bridge loan for The Halsten at Vinings Mountain, a 440-unit Atlanta multifamily property.