Good morning and happy almost February! We’re back from a highly engaging MBA Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference last week in Nashville (see our continuing coverage in today’s MBA NewsLink) and are preparing for the next big MBA event: CREF22, taking place Feb. 13-16 in San Diego. More about that and three other things to know this week:
Category: News and Trends
CREF22 in San Diego Feb. 13-16
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo takes place Feb. 13-16 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego.
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“The things that are preventing some people from getting loans today are possible if we use data the right way. We can use data to be more inclusive.”
–Brent Chandler, Founder & CEO of FormFree, Athens, Ga.
John Keratsis of Deephaven Mortgage on Blockchain and Non-QM Lending
John Keratsis is President and Chief Executive Officer of Deephaven Mortgage, a full service, multi-channel, long-term credit provider in the Non-QM space.
Sign the MBA Home for All Pledge
The Home for All Pledge represents our industry’s long-term commitment on a sustained and holistic approach to address racial inequities in housing.
MBA Launches Developing Leaders Mentoring Program; Application Deadline Feb. 4
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Developing Leaders Mentoring Program is a newly launched 12-month program designed to support development of employees within our member organizations.
MBA Weekly Applications Survey Jan. 26, 2022: Mortgage Applications Decrease
Mortgage applications decreased 7.1 percent from one week earlier, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 21.
Institutional-Quality Real Estate Returns Set Record
Institutional-quality commercial real estate returned 6.15 percent in the fourth quarter, up from 5.23 percent in the third quarter, the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries reported.
Dealmaker: Dwight Capital Finances $175M
Dwight Capital, New York, closed $174.8 million in financings.
ULI: Infrastructure Investment Can Yield More Equitable, Sustainable Communities
Real estate developers and policymakers can promote equity, environmental resilience and economic mobility by investing in forward-looking infrastructure, said the Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C.