It is important to hire mindfully and focus on maintaining company culture during times of rapid expansion. Otherwise, it is easy to unknowlingly compromise culture. While drawing people in the door to help relieve the existing workload, some push through the hiring process too quickly and hire people who are not the right fit.
Category: News and Trends
Placing Capital in Uncertain Times: A Conversation with CBRE’s Val Achtemeier
MBA NewsLink interviewed Valerie Achtemeier, Executive Vice President at CBRE Capital Markets in the Debt & Structured Finance Group. Based in Los Angeles, Achtemeier leads a team in placing debt and equity on commercial real estate throughout the U.S.
Julie Chipman: 5 Ways to Cultivate Culture while Onboarding Employees Remotely
When our entire workforce at Embrace Home Loans went remote in April, we faced the challenge of how to help make new employees feel welcome and part of the team. We’ve learned that managers are one of the most effective resources for building company culture. And this holds true not only for mortgage companies, but for most other industries as well.
Reports Cite ‘Disproportionate’ Housing Impacts for Women, Minorities
Women and minorities still face “disproportionate” housing impacts, two new reports said.
Forecasts See Little Letup in Home Price Growth, Despite Coronavirus
Reports from Veros Real Estate Solutions, Santa Ana, Calif., and Fitch Ratings, New York, said home prices will continue to climb, despite the coronavirus pandemic, well through 2021.
Wells Fargo Securities: Pandemic Could Accelerate Retail Sector Trends
The economy has improved from a few months ago, “[but] the same cannot be said of the retail sector,” said Wells Fargo Securities, Charlotte, N.C.
Lawson Hardwick: Maintaining Company Culture to Put Out Flames of Rapid-Fire Hiring
It is important to hire mindfully and focus on maintaining company culture during times of rapid expansion. Otherwise, it is easy to unknowlingly compromise culture. While drawing people in the door to help relieve the existing workload, some push through the hiring process too quickly and hire people who are not the right fit.
MBA LIVE: Virtual Annual Convention & Expo Oct. 19-21
MBA holds its first-ever virtual Annual Convention & Expo. Taking place October 19-21 via MBA LIVE, attendees can connect whenever they want, from wherever they want.
Initial Jobless Claims Remain Stubbornly High
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell slightly last week, the Labor Department reported yesterday, but only after an upward revision from the previous week’s numbers.
Dealmaker: George Smith Partners Secures $59M for Multifamily, Office
George Smith Partners, Los Angeles, secured $58.6 million for multifamily and office assets in southern California.