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Category: News and Trends
Call for Speakers: MBA Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo 2022—Deadline Sept. 13
Speaking proposals are now being accepted for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo 2022, taking place February 22-25 in Orlando, Fla.
Employers Add 235,000 August Jobs
U.S. employers added 235,000 jobs in August—considerably below July’s massive 1.05 million job gain—as the economy struggled to hold momentum amid rising Delta variant coronavirus cases, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
MBA Advocacy Update Sept. 7 2021
Last week, the Biden administration announced a series of actions intended to boost the supply of affordable housing and supplement the larger-scale initiatives of the administration’s “Build Back Better” agenda. The announcement noted the long-standing gap between the supply of and demand for affordable housing – for both homeowners and renters.
MBA Path to Diversity Scholarship Program Partner: USMI
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Path to Diversity Scholarship Program recently gained an important partner in U.S. Mortgage Insurers, Washington, D.C. MBA NewsLink spoke with Lindsey Johnson, President of USMI, on how the company became involved with the Path to Diversity Scholarship Program.
The Week Ahead Sept. 7, 2021: Four Things to Watch
Good morning! Welcome back from the three-day Labor Day Weekend; the “unofficial” start of fall; and the official start of pumpkin spice season.
Many Markets See Commercial Real Estate Values Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Commercial real estate values have returned to pre-pandemic levels in many U.S. markets, continuing a recovery that began at year-end 2020, said CBRE, Dallas.
Dealmaker: Institutional Property Advisors Closes $107M in Multifamily
Institutional Property Advisors, Ontario, Calif., sold two Phoenix-area multifamily properties in transactions totaling $107.3 million.
People in the News Sept. 7 2021
Alterra Home Loans LLC, Las Vegas, promoted Marc Hernandez to president, responsible for sales, operations and marketing.
mPowering You: MBA’s Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance Oct. 16
mPowering You, MBA’s Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance, takes place Saturday, Oct. 16 at the San Diego Convention Center just ahead of the MBA Annual Convention & Expo (Oct. 17-20).