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Category: News and Trends
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“Pending-home sales were expected to increase 1%, but declined for the fourth straight month. The persistent and historic lack of supply and growing affordability challenges are holding back sales. Inventory turnover, the supply of homes for sale nationwide as a percentage of occupied residential inventory was at a historic low in February. You can’t buy what’s not for sale, even if you can afford it.”
–Odeta Kushi, Deputy Chief Economist with First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana, Calif.
Industry Briefs Mar. 28, 2022: CFPB Targets ‘Unfair Discrimination’ in Consumer Finance
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced changes to its supervisory operations it says will better protect families and communities from illegal discrimination, including in situations where fair lending laws may not apply.
Building Your Personal Brand to Promote Me, Myself and I: An mPact Webinar March 30
Join Nimi Pasricha, Associate Director of Learning and Development with SS&C, and other mPact members to learn more about creating, building and promoting a personal brand. Learn how to take your unique combination of skills, experience and personality to create a personal brand that sets you up for success.
Tai Christensen of CBC Mortgage Agency: Solutions to Appraisal Bias
Tai Christensen is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and Director of Government Affairs for CBC Mortgage Agency, South Jordan, Utah, a national down payment assistance provider, and has 17 years’ experience in the mortgage industry.
Market Musings with M&T Realty Capital Corp.’s Christine Chandler
Christine R. Chandler is Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer for M&T Realty Capital Corp., Baltimore. She joined M&T in 1991 and has more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience.
Joe Camerieri of Mortgage Cadence: The High Cost of Loan Origination Inefficiency
Efficiency is the first key to cost cutting in any process. In our business, we also must consider staffing and streamlining the tech stack, but efficiency is always a top priority
MBA Home For All Pledge Partner: BlackFin Group
BlackFin Group is a management consulting firm that specializes in innovation, technology and business optimization in the banking and mortgage banking industry.
Evolving Office Sector Could Drive Flight to Quality
Workers are slowly returning to the office as the pandemic wanes, but office buildings remain relatively empty, reported Yardi CommercialEdge, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Housing Market Roundup: Mar. 25, 2022
Here is a summary of housing market reports that came across the MBA NewsLink desk this week: