The home building market continued to show signs of sharp recovery from the coronavirus economy, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning, with June mortgage applications for new home purchases increasing by 54.1 percent from a year ago and by 20 percent from May.
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Survey: Pandemic Forces Nearly Half of Renters to Postpone Homeownership Plans
RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., said its survey of 7,000 renters found although one in 10 renters planned to by a home in 2020, nearly half have now delayed those plans because of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hotel Sector Bouncing Back But Faces Continued Threats
CBRE, Los Angeles, said the hotel sector has seen 10 straight weeks of occupancy gains, but the recent COVID-19 diagnosis increase threatens to “derail” its progress.
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“The share of loans in forbearance continues to decrease, as more workers are brought back from temporary layoffs. However, our survey reveals a notable shift in the location of many FHA and VA loans, which have been bought out of Ginnie Mae pools – predominantly by bank servicers – and moved onto bank balance sheets. As a result, there was a sharp drop in the share of Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance.”
–Mike Fratantoni, MBA Senior Vice President and Chief Economist.
MBA: Share of Loans in Forbearance Falls 4th Straight Week
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey showed loans now in forbearance decreased by 21 basis points to 8.18% of servicers’ portfolio volume for the week of July 5, from 8.39% the week before. MBA now estimates 4.1 million homeowners are in forbearance plans, down from 4.2 million the previous week.
MBA: Share of Loans in Forbearance Falls 4th Straight Week
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey showed loans now in forbearance decreased by 21 basis points to 8.18% of servicers’ portfolio volume for the week of July 5, from 8.39% the week before. MBA now estimates 4.1 million homeowners are in forbearance plans, down from 4.2 million the previous week.
Dealmaker: Berkadia Secures $52M for Multifamily
Berkadia secured $51.5 million in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac funds to refinance multifamily properties in Maryland and Massachusetts.
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“The share of loans in forbearance continues to decrease, as more workers are brought back from temporary layoffs. However, our survey reveals a notable shift in the location of many FHA and VA loans, which have been bought out of Ginnie Mae pools – predominantly by bank servicers – and moved onto bank balance sheets. As a result, there was a sharp drop in the share of Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance.”
–Mike Fratantoni, MBA Senior Vice President and Chief Economist.
Mortgage Vendor News & Views with Scott Roller
In this ongoing article series, we report on mortgage and credit union vendor marketplace events and trends, and we then share our viewpoints. Today we highlight three very unique tech vendors that help in attracting and retaining borrowers, while improving your customer care model via a variety of newer entrants in our service provider market.
Industry Briefs July 14, 2020
FirstClose Inc., Austin, Texas, a provider of technology platforms for banks and credit unions, partnered with Temenos, a banking software company. With integration of the FirstClose ONE platform into Temenos Infinity Loan Origination, customers can order instant and bundled reports on credit, flood, valuation, tax and title directly from the loan origination system.