September Existing Home Sales Jump 7%

Existing home sales came roaring back in September, rising by 7 percent with all four regions posting strong monthly gains, the National Association of Realtors reported Thursday.

Bazemore: ‘We Have to Believe It’s Possible’

SAN DIEGO—During her lengthy career in the mortgage industry, Teresa Bryce Bazemore has made a number of career transitions—and understood the importance of staying nimble.

Flex-Office Sector Poised For Growth

CBRE, Dallas, said the flex-office sector is poised to benefit as companies adapt their office portfolios to accommodate more flexible work practices.

MBA Elects 2022 COMBOG

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced members of its 2022 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors.

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.

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“We have to decide more broadly how we think about housing America. It has to be done on a global basis—cities suburbs, rural areas, tribal areas. We want to help people become homeowners, but we don’t want a repeat of what happened during the Great Recession—getting people into homes, only to see them lose those homes.”
–Teresa Bryce Bazemore, President & CEO of the San Francisco Federal Home Loan Bank.

Perspectives from the C-Suite: Executives Discuss Top Industry Issues

SAN DIEGO—There’s a lot going on with the mortgage industry right now—post-pandemic operations; regulatory changes; housing affordability; diversity, equity and inclusion. What better way to gain perspective on these issues than asking several top-level industry executives what they’re seeing?