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Category: News and Trends
Rick Triola: How to Avoid Leaving an Empty Seat at the Closing Table
two years ago, mortgage industry advisory firm STRATMOR Group published data illuminating just how important it is for loan officers to attend their closings. We live in a very different world than we did two years ago, and while the nature of closings may have changed in 2020, the impact of the closing on the overall borrower experience has not.
FHA Proposes Streamlined Single-Family Servicing Policies; CFPB Touts Benefits of Credit Builder Loans
The Federal Housing Administration this week published proposed revisions to its Single-Family servicing policies, designed to remove “unnecessary barriers” for homeowners seeking mortgage payment relief, achieve operational consistency with industry standard best practices and reduce burdens incurred by the industry when servicing an FHA-insured mortgage portfolio.
MBA Education Path to Diversity Scholar Profile: Lakendra Turner
(One of a continuing series of profiles of participants in the MBA Education Path to Diversity (P2D) Scholarship Program, which enables employees from diverse backgrounds to advance their professional growth and career development.)
Housing Finance Roundup: Purchase Market Strength; Millennial Buying Power; COVID-19 Effect on Homeownership Plans; Bidding Wars Intensify; Home Price Growth Persists
Here is the latest Housing Finance Roundup, with summaries of reports from Ellie Mae; First American Financial Corp.; Bankrate.com; Zillow; and Redfin.
COVID-19 Pandemic to Cause Commercial/Multifamily Lending Pullback in 2020
Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers are expected to close $248 billion in loans backed by income-producing properties this year, a 59 percent decline from 2019’s record volume of $601 billion, a new Mortgage Bankers Association forecast said.
Andrew Foster: Commercial Observer Power Finance List Stacked with MBA Leadership
The Commercial Observer’s annual listing of commercial real estate finance power players includes some names familiar to MBA members. The list identifies the 50 most powerful figures in commercial real estate finance.
Dealmaker: Cushman & Wakefield Closes $121M in Office Sales
Cushman & Wakefield closed $121 million in south Florida office property sales.
ATTOM: Foreclosure Filings in 1st Half of 2020 Fall to Record Low
Things are kind of dicey in the housing finance market right now, with the economic impact of the coronavirus spiking unemployment and mortgage forbearance. But ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., says for now there is a silver lining.
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“The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt commercial and multifamily real estate markets. Forecasting amidst the social and economic responses to the virus is difficult, but we do expect originations to drop significantly this year before making a sharp, partial rebound in 2021.”
–Jamie Woodwell, MBA Vice President for Commercial Real Estate Research.