January experienced the U.S. housing market’s typical annual reset, delivering the lowest sales of the last 12 months alongside the largest month-to-month increase in new listings, according to REMAX, Denver.
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Town Hall with MBA Leadership, Feb. 26
Attend the next Town Hall with MBA Leadership on Feb. 26 to hear commentary about both residential and commercial/multifamily issues from MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB.
Premier Member Editorial: Agentic AI–The Regulatory and Compliance Barriers to Adoption
Secure Insight’s Andrew Liput says the expansion of agentic AI to take mortgage loan transactions to an end-to-end automated platform remains a “long and winding road.”
MBA Economists Break Down What Servicers Should Know
GRAPEVINE, Texas–MBA’s Joel Kan and Marina Walsh, CMB, took to the main stage at MBA’s Servicing Solutions Conference and Expo to address their economic outlook and how that impacts mortgage servicing.
Harvard JCHS: Remodeling Growth Set to Downshift
Annual spending on improvements and maintenance to owner-occupied homes is expected to gradually slow through 2026, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
RentCafe Predicts Top Cities for 2026 Rental Season
RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., released a new report analyzing which cities are seeing the most renter interest, particularly ahead of the busy summer rental season. Topping the list is Cincinnati.
MBA Leads Joint Trades Letter on Basel III Re-Proposal
The Mortgage Bankers Association, with seven other trade groups, sent a letter to Federal Reserve Vice Chair of Supervision Michelle Bowman, Comptroller Jonathan Gould and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Travis Hill, outlining aligned views on several major components of the forthcoming Basel III re-proposal.
Servicing Industry Executives Talk M&As, Tech, Insurance
GRAPEVINE, Texas–Consolidation and acquisition have been big themes for the servicing industry–but will they continue? A panel at the MBA Servicing Solutions Conference and Expo attempted to tackle that question, and more, in a wide-ranging discussion Feb. 17.
Premier Member Editorial: AI Agents in Action–The New Operating Layer for Modern Enterprises
Tavant’s Kieran Mital says organizations need more than just automation to bridge the gap between AI’s capabilities and the constraints of enterprise systems. “They need a new approach, a new operating model.”
Chart of the Week: Annual Change in PCE Inflation
Perhaps the most significant result of last week’s GDP report was that PCE inflation increased 2.8% compared to a year ago, a reacceleration from the third quarter.