MBA’s residential policy team hosted nearly 100 meetings across 15 policy committees, subcommittees and working groups, including six Town Hall webinars reaching 4,000 members.
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“[The data are] indicative of COVID-19’s impact on domestic migration patterns, with 2021 bringing an acceleration of moves to smaller, midsized towns and cities. We’re seeing this not only occur because of Americans’ desire to leave high density areas due to risk of infection, but also due to the transformation of how we’re able to work, with more flexibility to work remote.”
–Michael A. Stoll, economist and professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles, on the annual United Van Lines survey of moving trends.
Roxana Davidoff of Big Purple Dot: COVID’s Impact on Mortgage Marketing
Roxana Davidoff is founder and CEO of Big Purple Dot, Irvine, Calif., a provider of an ecosystem of mortgage marketing technologies that includes CRM lead management, lead recapture, predictive analysis and video production and texting.
Dealmaker: JLL Secures $246M Life Sciences Construction Loan
JLL Capital Markets, Chicago, arranged $246 million for 808 Windsor, a to-be-built life sciences development totaling 353,000 square feet in Somerville, Mass.
Freddie Mac: Leverage Existing Rental Housing Stock
As states and localities seek to provide economic incentives to create new housing supply, they must also consider how to leverage the existing rental housing stock, said Freddie Mac, McLean, Va.
Roxana Davidoff of Big Purple Dot: COVID’s Impact on Mortgage Marketing
Roxana Davidoff is founder and CEO of Big Purple Dot, Irvine, Calif., a provider of an ecosystem of mortgage marketing technologies that includes CRM lead management, lead recapture, predictive analysis and video production and texting.
Initial Claims Back under 200,000
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell under 200,000 for the third time in six weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday, although the number could increase in the next several weeks as potential effects from the Omicron variant surface.
Redfin 3/4 of Homebuyers, Sellers Report Changing Plans Due to Inflation
Redfin, Seattle, said 73 percent of homebuyers and sellers say inflation is influencing their plans.
Housing Affordability Concerns Intensify
Reports from First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana, Calif., and ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., show rising home prices and inflation are taking a bigger bite out of housing affordability entering the new year.
November Pending Home Sales Drop 2.2%
Pending home sales slipped in November, as every region saw monthly declines, the National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday.