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Category: News and Trends
MBA Advocacy Update Feb. 28 2022
With Congress in recess this past week, on Thursday the Federal Housing Finance Agency had two major announcements: a long-awaited re-proposal of updates to the capital, liquidity and net worth requirements for servicers; and a final revised capital framework for the GSEs.
January Pending Home Sales Slump as Supply Tightens
Pending home sales fell for the third straight month, the National Association of Realtors reported Friday. Despite strong demand, tight supplies continued to hamstring activity.
MBA Secondary & Capital Markets Conference & Expo in NYC May 15-18
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Secondary & Capital Markets Conference & Expo returns to the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, New York City, from May 15-18.
The Week Ahead, Feb. 28, 2022: 4 Things to Know
Good morning and happy Monday! Here’s what’s happening in the real estate finance world this week:
MBA Chart of the Week: Servicing Customer Inquiries Per Loan
In this week’s MBA Chart of the Week, we focus on borrower communications, specifically the average number of annual servicing customer inquiries per loan. MBA has tracked this data through its Servicing Operations Study and Forum since 2008.
Dealmaker: Transwestern Brokers $18M in Multifamily, Office Sales
Transwestern Real Estate Services, Houston, brokered multifamily and office property sales totaling $18.4 million in suburban Sacramento, Calif. and Milwaukee, Wis.
CRE Execs Optimistic Despite Growing Concerns
Commercial real estate executives remain optimistic despite growing worries about the near future, reported law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago.
Servicing22: How the Pandemic Made Government Loan Programs More Nimble
ORLANDO—Perhaps the most innovative adaption in the real estate finance industry during the coronavirus pandemic came not from the mortgage industry itself, but from the historically least agile sector—government loan programs.
(Mortgage M&A Trends) Paul Anselmo: Pandemic’s Impact on Digital Processes is Fueling M&A
For nearly two decades, creating a completely digital process from application to the secondary market has been one of the mortgage industry’s greatest, most exciting and most difficult challenges. The eMortgage remains an elusive goal—but today we’re closer to it than ever.