Homebridge Financial Services Inc., Iselin, N.J., launched its “Our Community” hub on the company’s website. This resource provides a new level of transparency about Homebridge’s current diversity and inclusion internal workforce efforts and measures progress.
Category: News and Trends
Fitch Macroeconomic, Geopolitical Uncertainty Alter Global Outlook
Fitch Ratings, New York, said the Russia/Ukraine conflict, intensified inflationary pressures and a more aggressive interest rate schema could result in more adverse outlooks for much of the global economy.
Initial Claims Tick up from 50-Year Lows
Initial claims for unemployment insurance reached a 52-year low last week—a pace that couldn’t be sustained in an otherwise positive week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Dealmaker: Walker & Dunlop Arranges $31M Construction Loan in Washington
Walker & Dunlop, Bethesda, Md., arranged a $31.3 million construction loan for The Casey, a 125-unit, four-story multifamily property to be built in Camas, Wash.
Home-Selling: It’s in the Metrics
Can algorithms determine the perfect time to list a home in today’s market? And in today’s market, does it even matter? Zillow, Seattle, thinks so.
The MBA Home for All Pledge
The MBA Home for All Pledge represents our industry’s long-term commitment on a sustained and holistic approach to address racial inequities in housing.
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.
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“Even as frantic buyers are snapping up homes days after they hit the market and often bidding them up above list price, there is still value to be had by listing a home during the right time of year, which is in the spring in most cases. This is a friendly market for sellers, but those who are simultaneously buying need a firm grasp on the right tools and strategies to win their next home.”
–Zillow economist Nicole Bachaud.
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.
Michael Rappaport of Homespire Mortgage: Prevailing Winds–3 Predictions for the Year Ahead
Based on current data and trends, here are three predictions for the industry’s landscape as we move further into 2022.