The Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter to House Veterans Affairs Committee leadership May 6, expressing support for the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, or H.R. 1815.
Category: News and Trends
Associate Member Benefit Webinar, May 13
Join us for an exclusive Associate Member Benefit Webinar designed to help you make the most of your MBA membership.
Quote of the Day
“We should not repeat the mistakes of the past when a viable VA loss mitigation option was terminated without a replacement, unfairly stranding veterans without the options available to all other government supported borrowers.”
–MBA Senior Vice President of Legislative and Political Affairs Bill Killmer
Dealmaker: Walker & Dunlop Secures $238M for New York Mixed-Use Community
Walker & Dunlop, Bethesda, Md., secured $237.5 million for a transit-oriented mixed-use community and a five-story condominium within the Edge-on-Hudson development in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Industry Briefs, May 7, 2025
Industry news from Sagent, Maxwell, Union Home Mortgage, United Wholesale Mortgage, ICE Mortgage Technology, AmeriHome Correspondent, Snapdocs and Autoagent.
Watch: MBA’s Bob Broeksmit on the Latest on Trigger Leads; Improving HUD’s Lending Programs
MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, provides a video message on the latest on trigger leads and HUD’s lending programs.
CBRE: U.S. Multifamily Rebound Continues in Q1
CBRE, Dallas, found the overall multifamily vacancy rate fell to 4.8% in Q1, as renter demand continued to outpace new deliveries.
May 12–Manufactured Housing 101: Understanding the Basics
Join MBA and the Women in Housing and Finance for a general overview of manufactured housing industry, May 12 at 2:00 PM ET.
ICE: First-Time Homebuyers Comprise Record Share of Agency Purchase Lending
First-time homebuyers accounted for a record share of agency purchase lending in the first quarter as higher interest rates continue to dampen repeat buyer participation in the market, according to Intercontinental Exchange Inc.
Quote of the Day
“Younger homebuyers are picking up market share with lenders this spring, with people age 35 and under accounting for more than half of financed home purchases by first-time buyers in Q1.”
-ICE’s Andy Walden