Despite a pullback in late 2025, nearly 45% of mortgaged homes remain equity rich according to ATTOM, Irvine, Calif.
Category: News and Trends
Q&A With JLL’s Kai Pan: Navigating Multifamily Valuations in a Dynamic Market
MBA NewsLink recently sat down with JLL’s Kai Pan to talk about current multifamily trends.
MBA Letter to Congress Supports H.R. 6644, the Housing for the 21st Century Act
On Friday, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent a support letter to House leadership and all Members of Congress urging them to vote in favor of H.R. 6644, the Housing for the 21st Century Act, which is tentatively scheduled for a vote today.
Industry Briefs, Feb. 9, 2026
Industry news from Selene Finance, Arrive Home, Asurity, MISMO, Westcor Land Title Insurance Co., ATTOM, Embrace Home Loans, Dovenmuehle, Dark Matter and STRATMOR Group.
From Appraisers to Algorithms: How Lenders Can Strengthen Vendor Monitoring
Ncontracts’ Monica Bolin explains why ongoing vendor monitoring is essential.
MBA NewsLink Premier Member Spotlight: Secure Insight
One in a series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Real Estate Investor Sentiment Consistent in Q4, RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Survey Finds
RCN Capital, South Windsor, Conn., and CJ Patrick Co., Trabuco Canyon, Calif., released their latest Investor Sentiment Index, showing a score of 101. That’s flat from Q3 and up four points year-over-year.
MISMO Event Feb. 9: Aligning Investment With Impact–The Innovation Investment Fee at Work
Join MISMO for an executive-level session on the Innovation Investment Fee (IIF) and how it powers innovation, efficiency and modernization across the mortgage ecosystem Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. ET.
How IMBs Can Retain Customers; Protect Margins
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.–How can IMBs retain customers and become more profitable? Senior executives from Freedom Mortgage Corp. and Longbridge Financial addressed those questions here at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Independent Mortgage Bankers conference.
Dealmaker: Newmark Arranges $690M for Refinancing of Sun Belt Multifamily Portfolio
Newmark, Washington, D.C., arranged a $690 million loan to refinance 13 multifamily properties across Sun Belt states