MBA NewsLink interviewed sales trainer Ron Vaimberg about the relationship between a loan officer and other real estate professionals.
Category: News and Trends
Construction Spending Climbs Slightly
Construction spending rose 1.2% during April, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.
Ksenia Potapov from First American: First-Time Home Buyer Affordability Outlook Mixed, but Affordable Markets Remain
The affordability outlook is mixed, but there are markets that remain affordable for the potential first-time home buyer, like Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Detroit, despite the turbulence of today’s housing market.
MBA Advocacy Update June 5, 2023
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Commercial Real Estate Reset? A Special Servicing Roundtable
As property sale transactions and originations stall, MBA NewsLink interviewed two special servicing executives and a CMBS researcher to get their insights on the commercial real estate finance landscape and outlook.
Small-Cap Office Buildings Buck Concerns in Q1
Conventional thinking says the office market is in crisis, but Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn., found small-cap office properties aren’t seeing the same trends.
MBA Chart of the Week June 5: Commercial and Multifamily Delinquency Rates Among Capital Sources
Ongoing stress caused by higher interest rates, uncertainty around property values and questions about fundamentals in some property markets are beginning to show up in commercial mortgage delinquency rates.
U.S. Adds 339,000 Jobs in May
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said total nonfarm payroll employment was up by 339,000 in May, while the unemployment rate ticked up by 0.3 percentage point to 3.7%.
Dealmaker: JLL Secures $190M in Refinancing for Boston-Area Retail Center
JLL Capital Markets, Chicago, arranged $190 million in first mortgage refinancing led by Wells Fargo and Truist for Legacy Place, a grocery-anchored retail center in Dedham, Mass.
Auction.com: One-Third of Buyers Expect Home Prices to Decline
Nearly one-third of buyers expect home prices to decline in their local housing market in 2023, nearly double the 17 percent who said the same in 2022, reported Auction.com, Irvine, Calif.