Pending home sales jumped by 3.3% in November, the National Association of Realtors reported.
Category: News and Trends
Dealmaker: JLL Secures $22M Bridge Financing in Hoover, Ala.
JLL Capital Markets, Chicago, secured a $21.8 million refinancing for Skylar Ridge, a 140-unit garden-style apartment community in Hoover, Ala.
MBA Statement on FHFA’s 2026-2028 Enterprise Housing Goals
MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, issued a statement on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s 2026-2028 Enterprise Housing Goals final rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 5.0% from one week earlier, according to MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 19, 2025.
Leading Mortgage Organizations: Essentials for Executives and Board Members Program
MBA has developed a robust program intended to empower your board members and senior executives to confidently and proficiently lead your organization.
Advocacy Update: MBA Leaders Meet with Fed’s Bowman Ahead of Basel III Re-proposal; FHFA and FHA News; More
This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Delayed GDP Report Finds 4.3% Growth in 3Q
Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 4.3% in the third quarter, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis reported last week.
Zillow: $46B in Housing Within 2025 Los Angeles Wildfire Zones
Zillow, Seattle, released a new analysis, finding that $46 billion in residential housing–and 19,605 homes–were within the perimeters of the Palisades and Eaton fires that took place nearly a year ago.
RentCafe Ranks Most Livable Metro Areas
RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., released a report ranking 149 U.S. metro areas on quality of life across 17 metrics.
MBA Offices to Close Dec. 25-Jan. 1
This is the final issue of MBA NewsLink for 2025.