Another day, another report of record-high home price appreciation.
Category: News and Trends
Dealmaker: Grandbridge Real Estate Capital Senior Housing Team Closes $63M
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s Tampa-based Senior Housing Investment Sales team closed two transactions totaling $63 million.
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.
Apply for MBA Path to Diversity Scholarship Program
The MBA Path to Diversity Scholarship Program recognizes existing industry professionals who are seeking to advance their careers through continuing education.
MBA Technology Solutions Conference & Expo in Las Vegas Apr. 11-14
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual Technology Solutions Conference & Expo takes place Apr. 11-14 at the Bellagio Las Vegas.
People in the News Apr. 5, 2022: Luana Slettedahl Joins BlackFin Group as Principal
BlackFin Group, Denver, named Luana Slettedahl as a Principal. She brings 40 years of diversified experience in capital markets, mortgage servicing rights, GSE and Ginnie Mae relationship management and seller/servicer requirements.
MBA Launches All-New MBA.org
The Mortgage Bankers Association has a new, improved website.
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“Mortgage application volume continues to decline due to rapidly rising mortgage rates, as financial markets expect significantly tighter monetary policy in the coming months. As higher rates reduce the incentive to refinance, application volume dropped to its lowest level since the spring of 2019.”
–Joel Kan, MBA Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting.
Retail Reconnaissance: Claudia Steeb and Joe Miller of JLL
MBA NewsLink talked with JLL Capital Markets Managing Director Claudia Steeb and JLL Valuation Advisory Managing Director Joe Miller about the retail sector.
Mark P. Dangelo: Digital Transformation’s Hidden and Growing Corporate Liabilities
Digital transformation efforts are institutionalizing risks. While the past decade concentrated on understanding and leveraging “big data”, the next frontier of regulatory compliance and customer advocacy resides beyond the original digitized data—digital inferences and their (automated) conclusions.