Downtown buildings and high-quality office space accounted for most of the largest U.S. office leases signed last year, signaling occupiers’ preference for amenitized and well-designed space that helps bring employees together, according to CBRE, Dallas.
Category: News and Trends
ATTOM: Home Prices Hit Record Highs in 2025, but Profit Margins Fall
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its Year-End U.S. Home Sales Report, finding that the national median sales price hit an all-time high of $360,000 last year.
BSI Financial Services: Practical Uses of AI in Mortgage Servicing
BSI Financial Services’ Vishal Chawla and Bhupinder Singh say AI makes the work behind the scenes faster and more accurate, freeing servicing teams to strengthen relationships, solve real problems and support borrowers through pivotal life events.
VantageScore Reports Credit Scores Down in December
VantageScore, San Francisco, found that in December the average Vantage Score 4.0 credit score declined by one point to 700, indicating that consumer credit conditions are softening.
MBA Statement on Kevin Warsh’s Nomination to Serve as Federal Reserve Chairman
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on President Donald Trump’s announcement of his intention to nominate Kevin Warsh to serve as Chairman of the Federal Reserve:
Advocacy Update: Partial Government Shutdown Begins
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
People in the News, Feb. 2, 2026
Industry personnel news from Class Valuation, Atlantic Bay Mortgage, LERETA, DocMagic, MISMO, Logan Finance Corp., Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services and Planet Financial Group.
MBA Chart of the Week: The Steepening of the Yield Curve in Multifamily Lending
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week focuses on how the steepening yield curve is impacting multifamily lending.
Industry Briefs, Feb. 2, 2026
Industry news from ACES Quality Management, BaseCap Analytics, Vertyx, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, MeridianLink and MBA.
Starting Today: Dell Tech Days Discount for MBA Members
Dell Tech Days go live on Monday, Feb. 2, and MBA members are first in line for the savings.