Zelman & Associates, a Walker & Dunlop company, New York, released its single-family rental survey for October, finding that the market saw lackluster results across multiple metrics.
Category: News and Trends
Redfin: Investor Purchases Plateau
Investor home purchases are now around pre-pandemic levels, reported Redfin, Seattle.
MBA Advocacy Update: Numerous FHA Updates; Hill Hearings Recap on Tax Policy; more
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
ATTOM: Mortgage Lending Rises in Q3 Amid Refinancing Surge
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., reported nearly 1. 7 million residential mortgages were issued during the third quarter, a 1.9% increase on both a quarterly and an annual basis.
MBA Statement on the Nomination of Scott Turner as HUD Secretary
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on Scott Turner being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Mark Dangelo: Why Digital Transformation Was Only the Beginning of Continuous Data Auditability Demands
For mortgage bankers who have survived the severe 30-year bottoming of the last two years, the hope for a 2025 rising tide to lift volumes and margins is anticipated and rejoiced.
MISMO Announces Standards Governance Committee Election Results
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, congratulates those elected to join/continue the 2025/2026 term on the Residential Standards Governance Committee and on the Commercial Standards Governance Committee:
MBA Chart of the Week: Third-Quarter Pre-Tax Net Production Income by Percentile
Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a simple average pre-tax net profit of 18 basis points, or $701 on each loan they originated in the third quarter, according to MBA’s Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.
A Q&A With KBRA About its 2025 CMBS Outlook: Twin Peaks?
Kroll Bond Rating Agency just released its CMBS 2025 Sector Outlook, which forecasts U.S. issuance activity for the new year. MBA NewsLink interviewed two KBRA analysts for their views on the current lending environment as well as factors that may affect overall property performance in 2025.
Quote of the Day
“On behalf of MBA, I congratulate Scott Turner on being nominated to serve as the next HUD Secretary.”
–MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, discussing Scott Turner’s nomination to be Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development