ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its second-quarter 2024 U.S. Home Affordability Report, showing that median-priced single-family homes and condos were less affordable in the quarter compared with historical averages in 99% of U.S. counties with enough data to analyze.
Category: News and Trends
Harnessing Data and Insights: News from the Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Council
MBA NewsLink recently interviewed Victor Calanog of Manulife Investment Management and Daron Tubian of Barings, who lead the 2024 Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Council.
July 16: Be a Bold Visionary in Mortgage Finance
For both commercial/multifamily and single-family mortgage companies, it’s more important than ever for leaders to have a vision that provides clarity and inspires ownership and bold action.
Monika Bhatla From Mortgage Cadence: The Importance of Strategic Testing Alignment
Ask any software development quality assurance executive about the importance of testing. They’ll talk about the four pillars of a good testing infrastructure (functional testing, automation testing, repeatability testing and performance testing) and about the new software testing rigs that are making this analysis easier.
First American’s Mark Fleming: Affordability Crunch Unlikely to Change Through 2024
Apart from the fall of 2023, affordability in May reached its lowest level in over three decades. On a year-over-year basis, affordability declined by nearly 9%.
Fannie Mae: Housing Sentiment Sees Slight Rebound
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index saw a 3.2-point increase in June to 72.6.
Single-Tenant Net Lease Cap Rates Rise for Ninth Straight Quarter, The Boulder Group Finds
Single-tenant net lease cap rates increased for the ninth consecutive quarter within all three sectors in the first quarter, per The Boulder Group, Wilmette, Ill.
Today: Rethink Everything You “Know” To Be A Next-Gen Loan Officer
Join MBA Education for a series of webinars featuring Kyle Draper and Brian Vieaux moderating discussions with industry experts from the book, “Rethink Everything You ‘Know’ About Being A Next Gen Loan Officer.”
MBA Chart of the Week: Monthly Employment Changes and Unemployment Rate
Once again, the headline gain in nonfarm payroll employment does not tell the entire story.
MISMO Publishes Revision to the IRS Form 4506-C Dataset
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, published an update to the previously-published IRS Form 4506-C dataset.