MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, seeks nominations for qualified industry professionals to serve on MISMO’s Standards Governance Committees for a two-year term beginning in January 2024. Positions are available on both the Residential and Commercial Standards Governance Committees.
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Builder Confidence Drops in September, NAHB Reports
High mortgage rates are continuing to erode builder confidence, the National Association of Home Builders, Washington, D.C., reported, noting the sentiment levels dropped below the break-even measure of 50 for the first time in five months.
Slideshow: MBA Honors 2023 CREF Careers Student Fellowship Winners
Launched in 2022, the CREF Careers Student Fellowship program is an equity-driven initiative established to serve students of diverse identities. Through industry exposure and a career-advancement curriculum, Fellows will receive a one-of-a-kind introduction to the $4.5 trillion industry, its leaders, and other professionals.
Click through to meet the 12 students chosen as the 2023 CREF Careers Fellowship Winners.
MBA Annual Opening General Session: Songs of America with Tim McGraw, Jon Meacham
Through strife and triumph, music is as integral to the American experience as the elected leaders and formal politics that shape it. Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham and Grammy Award-winning entertainer, author, and actor Tim McGraw team up to present a moving and insightful journey through history at MBA Annual.
Green Street: CRE Sales Volume Down Nearly 50% Compared to Last Year
Commercial real estate sales volume is down approximately 50% compared to last year’s second quarter, according to Green Street, Newport Beach, Calif.
MBA: Commercial, Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding Increased by $37.7B in Second Quarter
The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $37.7 billion (0.8 percent) in the second quarter of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding quarterly report.
MISMO Summit: What MBA Economists Expect
WASHINGTON–The Federal Reserve has made progress in fighting inflation, but high mortgage rates are still distorting the market, MBA Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist Joel Kan said here at the MISMO Fall Summit.
Sponsored Content from ACES Quality Management: How QC Drives Profit Preservation
Amidst changing QC requirements and increasing repurchase risk, lenders must invest in automation to drive efficiency and protect profits.
MBA Weekly Survey Sept. 20: Mortgage Applications Increase
Mortgage applications increased 5.4 percent from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 15, 2023.
Mobility Market Intelligence’s Ben Teerlink: Using Change Management to Turn Adoption Woes into Adoption “Whoas”
Limited adoption of Software as a Service solutions within an organization has many of these products perceived as having over promised and under delivered. To alter this perspective and increase SaaS adoption, businesses need to update their approach to SaaS adoption and utilize change management as the driving concept of the adoption process.