Cross-border investors accounted for a record-setting $19.5 billion in demand in industrial assets in 2021, up more than 150 percent year-over-year, reported JLL, Chicago.
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Shalecia Callaway of FICS: Embracing Diversity & Inclusion in Mortgage Lending Strengthens Industry, Builds Profitability
A lender committed to DEI focuses on building staff, leadership and a customer base that reflect the borrowers it wants to serve. Diverse staff and leadership create an environment where a broader range of ideas can flourish, boosting a company’s bottom line.
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 State & Local Workshop in Washington Apr. 25-26
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s State and Local Workshop 2022 takes place Apr. 25-26 at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Washington, D.C., just ahead of the MBA National Advocacy Conference.
Initial Claims Down 17,000
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell for the first time in three weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Servicing22: Building Resiliency for Crisis Preparedness
ORLANDO—Perhaps more than any other segment of the real estate finance industry, mortgage servicing had to adapt to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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“We know [housing] demand is there, and new construction will alleviate some of the current inventory shortages. As we get new inventory, home price increases will slow to more traditional patterns, to around 5 percent.”
–MBA Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting Joel Kan, speaking yesterday at the MBA Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo in Orlando.
MBA Economists: Outlook Strong for Originations, Servicing
ORLANDO—Despite another potentially economy-altering event this week—this time, the Russian invasion of Ukraine—Mortgage Bankers Association economists said the current picture for mortgage originators and servicers remains upbeat.
MISMO Seeks Public Comment on MISMO Engineering Guideline 7 Updates
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry standards organization, seeks public comment on updates to MISMO Engineering Guideline 7, which establishes class words that enable consistency in naming and structure of data point names.
mPower Your Career Webinar Series Feb. 28: Being You is Your Superpower!
mPower presents the next in its Career Webinar series, Being You is Your Superpower! on Monday, Feb. 28 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.