Did you know electronic closings can occur in different ways? Take a closer look at two digital closing scenarios: hybrid and full eClosing with remote online notarization (RON).
Category: News and Trends
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“Lenders are navigating a gradual economic and housing market recovery that is still facing headwinds from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Credit supply has fallen over 30 percent since February – before the pandemic.”
–Joel Kan, MBA Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting.
Mortgage Credit Availability Falls Again, Remains at 6-Year Low
Mortgage credit availability fell in June for the fourth consecutive month, remaining at a six-year low, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.
Housing Finance Market Roundup
Here’s a summary of recent reports about the housing market and real estate finance, with reports from Zillow; Veros Real Estate Solutions; Fannie Mae; Redfin; Genworth Mortgage Insurance; and Computershare Loan Services.
Fitch Ratings: Coronavirus Sparks Largest-Ever CMBS Delinquencies Rate Jump
June saw the largest month-over-month increase in the commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate in more than 15 years, reported Fitch Ratings, New York.
Faith Schwartz: New Era Borne of Pandemic to Upend Mortgage Costs
As longtime industry participants, we at Housing Finance Strategies contend that the pandemic has created a revolutionary opportunity that we must seize and leverage so that the mortgage business can emerge with higher quality prospective products funded through a drastically reduced cost structure.
Dealmaker: Newmark Knight Frank Arranges $55M Office Portfolio Sale
Newmark Knight Frank, New York, brokered $55 million for a suburban office portfolio in Westlake Village, Calif.
Andrew Foster: Preferred Equity Plan for Commercial Real Estate Comes to Washington
This week in Washington, ongoing COVID-19 relief discussions have reached the commercial real estate borrowing community and their financiers in earnest.
Mortgage Applications Increase in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased for the first time in three weeks as key mortgage rates fell to yet another record low, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 3.
Fannie Mae: Explore eClosing Scenarios
Did you know electronic closings can occur in different ways? Take a closer look at two digital closing scenarios: hybrid and full eClosing with remote online notarization (RON).