(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.)
Category: News and Trends
Dealmaker: Gantry Arranges $75M in Financing
Gantry Inc., San Francisco, arranged $74.8 million in five transactions in Washington, Arizona and California.
Mortgage Applications Bounce Back in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased from one week earlier as key interest rates held steady, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 5.
CoreLogic: Delinquencies Stay Low Despite Pandemic Impact
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said its analysis of March mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures found despite the early impact of the coronavirus pandemic, delinquencies remained relatively low.
April Commercial Property Prices Grow, Volume Drops
Real Capital Analytics, New York, said commercial real estate prices have not yet been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic–but volume certainly has felt its effects.
Mark P. Dangelo: The Demise of the Contact Banker
Banking was a “contact” industry—prior to the Great Recession. With the loss of 12,000 branches in the past decade and consumers now doing over 90% of their transactions digitally, public health implications and social unrest, if sustained, may be the catalysts for closing many more branches by 2022.
MBA Education Path to Diversity Scholar Profile: Malik Wilkes
(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.)
Industry Briefs June 10, 2020
HUD issued a news release this month marking National Homeownership Month, recognizing the importance of homeownership and its impact upon the lives of American families, local neighborhoods and the national economy.
Commercial/Multifamily Briefs June 11, 2020
Eastern Union, New York, hired 75 new brokers for its new quarter-point fee for refinancing multifamily properties backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
Mortgage Credit Availability Falls Again to 6-Year Low
Mortgage credit availability fell again in May, the third consecutive monthly decline, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.