CBRE, Dallas, reported that investors from around the world plan to buy and sell more commercial real estate assets this year than last year.
Category: News and Trends
Chart of the Week: Share of Total Cumulative Expenditures in the HAF Allocations
While pandemic‑era mortgage forbearance policies have received significant attention—and are now a permanent part of the loss‑mitigation waterfall for homeowners with federally backed mortgages—the Homeowner Assistance Fund program has been less well understood.
School of Mortgage Banking I in New Orleans, April 20-23
MBA Education’s School of Mortgage Banking I emphasizes the interrelated roles of the functions within a residential mortgage banking firm and the relationships of the various institutions and agencies throughout the real estate finance industry.
ALTA Study Highlights Complexity of Title Production
The American Land Title Association, Washington, D.C., released a new survey of title professionals finding that more than 80% of real estate purchase transactions require reviewing at least 11 documents.
Advocacy Update: White House FY27 Budget; CFPB Updates; more
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
MBA Premier Member Q&A: Cotality’s Shawn Telford on Collateral-Related Loan Defects
Last year, Fannie Mae warned lenders about collateral-related loan defects that should have been detected in appraisal reviews. MBA NewsLink interviewed Cotality’s Shawn Telford about the GSE’s concerns and what the industry should do to address them.
Jobs Increase by 178,000 in March; MBA Economist Weighs In
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 178,000 in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Industry Briefs, April 6, 2026
Industry news from Moder, Palantir, Freedom Mortgage, Dark Matter, Friday Harbor, Calyx Path, Argyle, Vesta, MCT and STRATMOR.
Trepp: CMBS Delinquency Rate Increases
Trepp, New York, announced the commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate increased by 41 basis points to 7.55% in March.
Redfin Reports Monthly Payments Tick Up for First Time in 6 Months as Mortgage Rates, Home Prices Jump
The median U.S. monthly mortgage payment is now $2,742, up 0.4% year over year—a small increase, but the first in nearly six months, according to a new report from Redfin.