Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 52% higher in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, according to MBA’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
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CMG Foundation Presents Wine Auction Event at MBA Secondary and Capital Markets Conference
Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are still available for the CMG Foundation’s 11th Charity Wine Tasting & Auction in New York on May 17th in conjunction with MBA’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference. The event will benefit MBA Opens Doors Foundation, the Gary Sinise Foundation and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 4.4% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 1, 2026.
NIC: Senior Housing Occupancy Ticks Up in Q1
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care, Annapolis, Md., found senior housing occupancy gained 0.4 percentage point in Q1 to reach 89.5%.
Dealmaker: Greystone Provides $216M in HUD Financing in Rhode Island
Greystone provided a $215.5 million FHA 242 GNMA financing for Care New England Health System, Providence, R.I.
MISMO Releases BPM+ Reference Model Toolkit to Accelerate Standards‑Based Process and Decision Modeling
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, announced the release of the MISMO BPM+ Reference Model Toolkit, a new resource that helps organizations model mortgage processes, decisions, and data using industry‑standard BPM+ methods aligned with MISMO standards.
MAA Call to Action: Urge the House to Repair the Senate Housing Bill
The Mortgage Bankers Association Mortgage Action Alliance has released a Call to Action, encouraging members to contact their House representative and urge them to correct four concerning sections in the Senate-passed ROAD to Housing Act.
More Homeowners Put Up ‘For Sale’ Signs, Redfin Reports
New listings of U.S. homes for sale rose 3% year over year during the four weeks ending April 19–the biggest increase since November, according to a new report from Redfin, Seattle.
The Shift to State Regulation: What Lenders Need to Know About Servicing Risk
LoanCare’s Suzanne Szymoniak notes mortgage servicers have experienced a noticeable shift in regulatory momentum: “The regulatory center of gravity is moving to the states.”
Foreclosure Auction Volume Hits Six-Year High, Auction.com Finds
Auction.com, Irvine, Calif., released its Q1 Auction Market Dispatch, finding that completed foreclosure auctions reached 66% of their Q1 2020 level, and were up 10% from Q4 and up 33% year-over-year. That’s also a six-year high.