U.S. companies have scaled back their plans to make big cuts to their office portfolios and many now expect their offices to support “collaborative” work in person rather than remotely, said CBRE, Dallas.
Category: News and Trends
MBA Chart of the Week June 14, 2021: Key Tax Proposals for Commercial Real Estate Finance
The Biden Administration’s proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget put down in black and white – and dollars and cents – many suggestions that have been made in more general terms in the Administration’s American Jobs and Family Plan, during the most recent presidential campaigns and in some cases going back decades.
MBA, Real Estate Industry Commend Administration for Recovery Efforts; Call for End to Nationwide Eviction Moratorium
The Mortgage Bankers Association and a broad real estate coalition on Friday commended measures President Biden has taken to stabilize the housing sector and urged the administration to sunset the federal moratorium on evictions on June 30.
Shawn Ansley of VICE Capital Markets: The Need for Strong Data/System Integrations in Hedging
While “The Law of Averages” may apply to a wide variety of activities, hedging isn’t one of them. For a mortgage lender to extract the most value out of their hedging strategy, that strategy must be specific to their organization and its unique make-up.
The Week Ahead—June 15, 2021
Good morning! While Congress continues to work out a compromise on infrastructure legislation, eyes shift to Foggy Bottom, where the Federal Open Market Committee meets this week to figure out if inflation has become a problem.
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People in the News June 14, 2021
Maxwell, Denver, hired Sadie Gurley as Vice President, responsible for helping the company find new opportunities and expand its impact on community lenders across the country.
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“As the Administration continues its support for housing, we urge you to sunset the nationwide federal moratorium on evictions on June 30th and focus on targeted housing support for those renters who continue to recover from the pandemic.”
–from a June 11 letter signed by MBA and a dozen industry trade groups to the Biden Administration.
Single-Family Rentals Rising: A Conversation With Berkadia
One result of a strong housing market driven by low rates, high demand and supply constraints is a substantial increase in investor interest in single-family rental housing. MBA NewsLink interviewed Berkadia executives Hilary Provinse and Dori Nolan about the SFR landscape and the outlook for this burgeoning sector.
Tom Millon, CMB, of Computershare Loan Services on Default Loan Servicing
Tom Millon, CMB, is CEO of Computershare Loan Services US, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.