Equity National Title, Providence, R.I., named Jennifer Pensa Chief Operating Officer. She will manage day-to-day operations of the business, managing and strategically optimizing systems, technology and production processes.
Category: News and Trends
Student Housing Trends: A Q&A with JLL
MBA NewsLink interviewed JLL Capital Markets Senior Director Teddy Leatherman and JLL Valuation Advisory Senior Vice President Kai Pan about the current state of the student housing market and what might be in store for the sector.
Joseph D’Urso of TitleEase on Franchising Title Agencies
MBA NewsLink spoke with Joseph D’Urso, CEO of TitleEase, on the advantages of the franchise model and its potential benefits to lenders.
MBA Education School of Loan Origination Oct. 12-Nov. 4
MBA Education presents its popular School of Loan Origination instructor-guided online course from Oct. 12-Nov. 4.
Initial Claims Drop Sharply
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell for the first time in four weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Updated MBA State Commercial Mortgage Licensing Resource Now Available
The Mortgage Bankers Association has updated its state-by-state compilation of commercial/multifamily mortgage licensing requirements.
A Record Year for Adaptive Reuse
More than 20,000 units in older office and other commercial buildings will be converted to apartments this year, reported RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Industry Briefs Oct. 8, 2021: Homebuyers’ Average Monthly Mortgage Payment Jumps
Redfin, Seattle, said the average homebuyer’s monthly mortgage payment rose $50 over the past six weeks. At the same time, sellers’ median asking price increased 12% year over year to a record high.
Dealmaker: Berkadia Secures $81M for Multifamily Assets
Berkadia’s Atlanta and St. Louis offices secured $81 million for three apartment properties in Georgia and Alabama.
ESG and its Impacts on CRE
Environmental, Social and Governance criteria is an investment strategy focused on making the world a better place. This is not a new idea; versions of sustainable investing trends have emerged in the past. But the explosive growth and rapidly increasing capital allocation toward “ESG” friendly assets is unprecedented.