1Q Home Seller Profits Dip, But Remain Higher than Year Ago

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said profits for home sellers nationwide fell slightly in the first quarter but improved year over year—another sign of how the housing market is fending off economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

(The New Normal) Pooja Bansal: Eagerly Awaiting the End to Remote Work—At Least For Us

For example, a recent McKinsey survey of 800 corporate executives found that after the pandemic, nearly 40% expect their employees in remote services to continue working two or more days a week away from the office. Surely, there are many companies in our industry who are planning to do the same. We’re not one of them and because of that, the pandemic was a big challenge for us.

MBA NewsLink 2021 Tech All-Star Tom Pearce: Challenging the Status Quo

Tom Pearce has extensive experience in the financial services, asset management, mortgage finance, real estate and private equity arenas. He has worked in the center of the secondary market’s buyer-seller dynamic for more than 30 years.

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“The path of the economy will depend significantly on the course of the virus, including progress on vaccinations. The ongoing public health crisis continues to weigh on the economy, and risks to the economic outlook remain.”
–From yesterday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement.