Cheryl Muhammad is owner and CEO of Assured Real Estate Services, Memphis, Tenn., which she founded in 2005. She is responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations. She has been an award-winning full-time real estate agent since 1999. She serves as Co-Chair of the CONVEREGENCE Memphis Information and Trust Gap Workstream.
Category: News and Trends
MBA DEI Leadership Awards: Nomination Deadline Aug. 13
The Mortgage Bankers Association recognizes residential and commercial/multifamily members who show leadership in the areas of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) internally through market outreach efforts with its annual DEI Leadership Awards. Nomination deadline for this year’s awards is Aug. 13.
Dealmaker: Avison Young Closes $59M Office Portfolio Sale
Avison Young’s Florida Capital Markets Group sold Pinnacle Corporate Park, a two-building Class A office portfolio in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for $58.8 million.
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“With fewer homeowners able to take advantage of lower rates, the refinance share dipped to the lowest level since April. Purchase applications were up slightly last week, and the large annual decline was the result of Memorial Day 2021 being compared to a non-holiday week, as well as the big upswing in applications seen last May once pandemic-induced lockdowns started to lift.”
–Joel Kan, MBA Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting.
Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Dips Slightly to 4.16%
The share of loans in forbearance haven’t moved much lately–but for the past 14 weeks, they’ve been moving down, the Mortgage Bankers said Monday.
MBA, Trade Groups Urge Federal Agencies to Continue Alignment of QM/QRM Frameworks
The Mortgage Bankers Association and a half-dozen industry trade groups asked federal regulatory agencies to hold implementation of new credit risk retention guidelines until the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau implements its updated Qualified Mortgage general definition.
Lisa Springer of STRATMOR Group: Relieving Workforce Burnout Through Technology
Lisa Springer is a senior partner and CEO of STRATMOR Group, Greenwood Village, Colo., a data-driven mortgage advisory firm. She provides direction and leadership to achieve the firm’s strategic goals.
People in the News June 9, 2021
SimpleNexus, Lehi, Utah, named Cathleen Schreiner Gates CEO and announced Founder Matt Hansen will lead a task force of software developers and sales staff that specializes in high-priority projects.
Murali Tirupati: Reducing Loan Defect Risks with Mortgage Document Automation
In this article, we will analyze the bottlenecks due to a manual & paper intensive process that lead to loan defects. Based on this understanding, we will investigate the key business risks from such loan defects and how automation can play a role in mitigating these risks.
Rick Triola: Proven a 2020 Best-Practice, RON Poised for Standard Operating Procedure in Mortgage Closing
For all intents and purposes, RON has truly been a global solution, and given the renewed effort at the federal level for nationwide RON authorization, the shift may happen sooner rather than later for any remaining nay-sayers.