Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, Charlotte, N.C., closed a $35.4 million refinance loan secured by The Arrow Apartments, a multifamily and student housing community in Minneapolis, Minn.
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Pre-COVID-19, Opportunity Zones See Strong Home Price Growth
ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said more than two-thirds of homes in government-designated “Opportunity Zones” saw positive price growth in the first quarter—that is, before the economic effects of the coronavirus took effect.
Paul Fischer of Paradatec on What Mortgage Servicers Can Expect in Months Ahead
Paul Fischer is Director of Professional Services with Paradatec, Cincinnati.
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Planet Home Lending LLC, Meriden, Conn., promoted Kathy Keller to SVP of Strategic Initiatives and hired Mike Eckrote as SVP of Quality Control and Christopher Joles as SVP and Enterprise Risk Officer.
Purchase Applications Drive Increase in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications edged up for the second straight week, driven by strong purchase application activity, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 8.
Mark Dangelo: Innovation Thinking—Winning in an Uncertain Future
The financial services and mortgage industries have not felt the full impact and unintended consequences of COVID-19 and the governmental interventions. The result will be that innovation disruption moving forward will be not be kind, will not be benevolent, and will not be industry friendly.
MBA Reports Rise in 1st Quarter Mortgage Delinquencies
Mortgage delinquencies rose in the first quarter as the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.
MBA Education Path to Diversity Scholar Profile: Jina Choi
Jina Choi is Vice President of Enterprise Innovation with loandepot.com
Scott Roller: Remote Online Notarization – Navigating the Icebergs
Necessity is the mother of all invention, so the saying goes. No, not exactly true here. RON was already being deployed in pockets across the industry pre-coronavirus. Therefore, its more appropriate to proclaim, “perplexing problems produce instant popularity where past procrastination persisted.” Said more plainly – nothing is more white-hot than RON right now, and everyone suddenly cannot live without it. Demand far-outstrips supply by a factor too large to contemplate.
Matt Clarke: How Technology Can Enhance Borrower’s Experience by Supporting Lender
As the industry becomes increasingly digital, mortgage professionals must find a way to survive and keep up with demand at rapid speed. Unfortunately, the latest and greatest technology comes at a price. To truly succeed, mortgage professionals need to determine strategies that reduce expenses while offering a convenient relationship-based mortgage experience for borrowers.