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Wilqo’s Tom Morelli on Where Technology Is Driving ROI–and Where It’s Not
As the industry changes, so does the cost of doing business. According to Freddie Mac’s 2024 Cost to Originate study, average origination costs have gone up 35% over the past three years, leaving origination costs incredibly high.
Matic: Premium Growth Slowing, but Insurance Affordability Challenges Remain
Matic, Columbus, Ohio, reported that after a few years of significant rate increases, home insurance premium growth began to slow in 2025.
Advocacy Update: Bipartisan Housing Package Clears HFSC; MBA Calls on FHFA to Replace Tri-Merge; More
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Allied Van Lines: Moves Decrease Slightly, but Americans Attracted to Midsize Cities
Allied Van Lines, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., released its annual U.S. Migration Report, analyzing Americans’ moves in 2025.
Chart of the Week: Lender-Paid Loan Expense and Borrower-Paid Charges and Fees
In recent years as volume has subsided, mortgage lenders have been focused on rising origination expenses, including credit costs.
Existing-Home Sales Increase Slightly in November
Existing-home sales increased by 0.5% in November, the National Association of Realtors reported Friday.
MBA Statement on the Confirmations of Travis Hill, Frank Cassidy and Joe Gormley
MBA’s Bob Broeksmit commented on the Senate’s confirmation of Travis Hill as Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Frank Cassidy as Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration Commissioner; and Joe Gormley as President of Ginnie Mae.
New Resource Aims to Protect CRE from Escalating Climate Risk
Commercial real estate insurance premiums have surged 88% nationwide in the past five years, leaving developers, investors and owners increasingly at risk.
Dealmaker: Newmark Arranges $630M Refinancing for 830 Brickell in Miami
Newmark Group, New York, arranged a $630 million refinancing loan for 830 Brickell, a newly delivered Class A office tower in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood.