Mark P. Dangelo: Innovation Disruption Does NOT = BAU

As U.S. housing and real estate markets exceed $36 trillion and operating plans continue to reflect growth, the crumbling of the business-as-usual foundations because of big data and innovation acceleration will lead many banking and lending organizations to make the wrong decisions in 2021 by ignoring their customer value across the supply chain.

Seth Appleton: 4 Key Business Challenges MISMO is Addressing

MISMO’s mission is to develop industry standards to solve real estate finance’s thorniest and most pressing business challenges. To make this happen, we drive collaboration across the mortgage industry and draw participation from all facets of the ecosystem.

CRE Property Prices Climbing Again

Commercial property price appreciation is comparable to that seen before the country’s initial Coronavirus lockdown last year, reported Real Capital Analytics, New York.

Unemployment Claims Up 2nd Straight Week

Initial claims for unemployment insurance rose for the second straight week, the Labor Department reported yesterday, but their impact appears to have diminished amid stronger jobs reports and a growing U.S. economy.

Micro Trends: Conversation with JLL on Growth in Life Sciences Real Estate

Interest in life sciences real estate has jumped during the current public health crisis. MBA NewsLink interviewed JLL Executive Director of U.S. Life Sciences Markets Travis McCready, Managing Director Zach Bowyer and Senior Vice President Erik Hill about the sector.

Jim Cameron of STRATMOR Group: Disruptions to Productivity and Staffing to Impact ‘New Normal’

Jim Cameron is a senior partner with STRATMOR Group, a mortgage advisory firm, where he specializes in benchmarking and performance measurement, strategic planning and managing STRATMOR’s workshop program. He has 30 years of leadership experience in the mortgage industry and was instrumental in working with the MBA to develop the industry-standard benchmarking program known as the MBA and STRATMOR Peer Group Roundtables (“PGR”) Program.

People in the News Apr. 9, 2021

Greystone, New York, announced Imran Ahmed joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director, responsible for expanding Greystone’s corporate finance activities, including development of global corporate and investment banking and institutional capital relationships.