RE/MAX, Denver, said home sales soared in June amid growing housing inventories.
Category: News and Trends
MBA Chart of the Week July 23 2021: Retail Production Channel Cost to Originate
In this week’s MBA Chart of the Week, we focus on the production costs in the retail channel. The cost to originate averaged $8,243 per loan in 2020, a $453 per loan improvement over 2019.
Small-Cap CRE Bounces Back
Boxwood Means LLC, Stamford, Conn., said small-cap commercial real estate is coming back into balance with larger properties after pandemic-induced shocks to the U.S. economy and the CRE markets.
The Week Ahead—July 26, 2021: 6 Things to Look For
Good morning! Welcome to the busy, busy last week of July. Here are six things to look for this week:
Dealmaker: NorthMarq Arranges $61M For Industrial, Multifamily
NorthMarq, Minneapolis, arranged $61.2 million for industrial and multifamily assets in Washington, New Jersey and Florida.
Industry Briefs July 26, 2021
NotaryCam, Newport Beach, Calif., partnered with RUTH RUHL P.C., a Texas-based law firm, to add security and automation to the firm’s loss mitigation services through remote online notarization.
Authors Malcolm Gladwell, Brad Meltzer Keynote MBA Annual Convention & Expo
Registration for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo, taking place Oct. 17-20 at the San Diego Convention Center, is officially open. Join MBA in San Diego as New York Times best-selling authors Malcolm Gladwell and Brad Meltzer keynote General Sessions on Tuesday, Oct. 19.
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“Sellers appear to be more confident about finding another home after they sell their current one. If these trends continue, inventory levels should keep growing.”
–RE/MAX President Nick Bailey.
MBA, Trade Groups Reiterate Opposition to G-Fee Offsets
Fresh off of last week’s regulatory victory in which the Federal Housing Finance Agency withdrew its controversial adverse market refinance fee, the Mortgage Bankers Association and several dozen industry trade groups took fresh aim at another controversial practice—a move in Congress to use the government-sponsored enterprises’ guaranty fees—known as “g-fees”—to offset funding for non-housing programs.
MBA, Trade Groups Urge HUD to Address FHA Affordable Housing Delays
The Mortgage Bankers Association and a dozen industry trade groups urged HUD to address “severe processing delays” that are impeding financing of affordable housing in the Federal Housing Administration multifamily and healthcare programs.