The Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C., reported real estate organizations are increasingly expected to align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by investing in environmental, social and corporate governance.
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Bob Mansur, CMB, AMP: Are You Guiding Your LOs to Perform Well?
In the initial article of this series, we addressed the value of setting behavioral requirements for LOs who are not reaching their goals to produce their agreed-upon numbers. The second article offered a process for setting standards so underperforming LOs know what’s expected of them. You’re about to read a presentation of how to respond when they strive to meet those behavioral standards.
MBA NewsLink 2021 Tech All-Star David Orsini: Success Comes Organically
When David Orsini graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), he had exactly 16 hours to savor the feeling. Then off he went to work for Top of Mind—and he hasn’t left.
(The New Normal) Pooja Bansal: Eagerly Awaiting the End to Remote Work—At Least For Us
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: April Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Delinquencies Decline
Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial and multifamily properties decreased again in April, reaching the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest monthly CREF Loan Performance Survey reported.
MBA Chart of the Week: Relative GDP Levels
The pace of economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product in the first quarter, picked up to a 6.4 percent annualized rate – the biggest first-quarter increase since 1984. We expect that pace to accelerate further over the next 6 months, as households unleash the pent-up demand for a range of goods and services.
MBA Advocacy Update May 3, 2021
On Wednesday, the Biden administration unveiled the American Families Plan, an ambitious $1.8 trillion proposal that would make $1 trillion in new investments and provide $800 billion in tax cuts over 10 years, paid for with tax increases on upper-income taxpayers, new tax enforcement initiatives, and changes to the way capital is taxed. On Tuesday, the CFPB released a final rule delaying the mandatory compliance date of the General QM final rule until October 1, 2022. Meanwhile, FHFA announced preliminary details that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac soon will offer a new refinance option for low-income borrowers.
ULI: The Business Case for UN Sustainable Real Estate Development Goals
The Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C., reported real estate organizations are increasingly expected to align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by investing in environmental, social and corporate governance.
February Pending Home Sales Fall 10.6%
Pending home sales fell in February, the second straight month monthly decrease, the National Association of Realtors reported.