ACES Quality Management, Denver, reported the overall critical defect rate increased from 1.51% in Q2 2025 to 1.79% in Q3 2025, an 18.5% increase.
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Advocacy Update: MBA’s Broeksmit, Industry Leaders Meet With Treasury Secretary
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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MBA Economist Weighs In on Q4 GDP Results
Real gross domestic product increased 1.4% in Q4 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Feb. 20.
JLL: Data Center Sector Enters Hyperdrive; Texas Poised to Dethrone Virginia as Global Leader
The data center sector has reached an inflection point as the sector’s extraordinary expansion fundamentally redraws the industry landscape, according to JLL, Chicago.
Dealmaker: Pace Loan Group Secures $36M for New Jersey Water Park
Pace Loan Group, Minneapolis, secured a $45.5 million Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy loan to recapitalize Island Waterpark at Showboat in Atlantic City, N.J.
NAR: January Pending Home Sales Down 0.8%
The National Association of Realtors, Chicago, reported there was a 0.8% decrease in pending home sales from December to January, and 0.4% decrease year-over-year.
Redfin: All-Cash Purchases Drop in December
Redfin, Seattle, released a new report finding that only 29% of homes were bought with cash in December, down from 30.3% a year earlier. That’s also the lowest December share since 2020.
Federal Officials Talk Top Housing, Servicing Priorities
GRAPEVINE, Texas–Efficiency, liquidity and education were top themes when three federal housing officials took the stage to discuss their accomplishments so far and priorities moving forward at the Mortgage Bankers Association Servicing Solutions Conference and Expo Feb. 17.