RE/MAX, Denver, said its latest National Housing Report found housing inventory levels remain extremely constricted across the U.S.
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Zillow: Housing Market Moderation Gives Buyers Breathing Room
Zillow, Seattle, said the housing market’s modest calming, which began late in the summer, continued into early fall.
Consumer Survey Shows 2/3 of Americans Still Financially Unhealthy
The Financial Health Network, Chicago, said even as the financial health of many Americans improved over the past year, a full two-thirds of Americans remain vulnerable in their financial health.
Wuthering Heights: Rent Control Proposals Make the Rounds
Many would agree that commercial real estate has not had a classic economic downturn since the Great Recession. That is important to consider in business planning generally, and specifically as apartment rents increase across the country.
MBA Advocacy Update Oct. 25 2021
On Monday, in remarks given at MBA’s Annual Convention and Expo 2021, FHFA Acting Director Sandra Thompson announced two steps to advance housing sustainability and affordability.
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“More than 25% of loans in forbearance are now made up of new forbearance requests and re-entries, while many other homeowners who have reached the end of 18-month terms are successfully exiting into deferrals or modifications.”
–MBA Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni.
MBA Premier Member Profile: FormFree
FormFree® is a fintech company whose revolutionary products AccountChek® and Passport™ are building a more inclusive credit decisioning landscape by encouraging lenders to view borrower ability to pay (ATP) more holistically.
MBA Chart of the Week Oct. 25 2021: Commercial/Multifamily Lending
Sometimes research is like putting a puzzle together – trying to fit one piece of information with another to create a full picture of what’s happening. This week, we are adding a new, final piece to the puzzle of how much commercial real estate lending happens each year.
Ask an Analyst: Talking About ESG & CRE Implications With Paul Fiorilla
Paul Fiorilla is Director of Research at Yardi Matrix. His research covers all facets of commercial real estate and he recently published a report highlighting different environmental risk levels across metro areas in the U.S. MBA Newslink interviewed him about the implications of recent environmental, social and governance trends.
Mark P. Dangelo: 2022 C-Suite Agendas Meet New Realities
The challenges of the executing against traditional business prescriptions are many—at a minimum due to changes in strategy, personnel, convention, ecosystems, innovations, and cloud (maturity). The accepted top-down agenda setting management theory of academics and consultants constructed in silos of efficiency are being called into question.