The Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual Risk Management, QA and Fraud Prevention Forum takes place Sept. 11-13 at the Grand Hyatt Nashville.
Category: News and Trends
Call for Entries: MBA DEI Leadership Awards–Deadline TODAY
The Mortgage Bankers Association is accepting entries for its annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Residential Leadership Awards; entry deadline is Friday, Aug. 5.
People in the News Aug. 5, 2022: Nicole Malaske Joins MBA as Director of Commercial/Multifamily Finance
NewPoint Real Estate Capital, Chevy Chase, Md., promoted Susan Mudry to Chief Operating Officer.
U.S. Homeownership Rate at 2-Year High
The U.S. homeownership rate rose to 65.8 percent in the second quarter, matching its highest rate since 2020, the Census Bureau reported this week.
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“For white-collar workers earning high salaries, remote work is a huge financial boon. It enables them to move from a tech center like San Francisco to a more affordable part of the country like Boise or Salt Lake City, get more home for their money and save some for a rainy day. It can have the opposite effect on locals in those destinations–especially renters–who are watching from the sidelines as home prices skyrocket while their income stays mostly the same.”
–Redfin Senior Economist Sheharyar Bokhari.
Marvin Chang of Mortgage Hippo: Three Reasons Lenders Must Lean Into Innovation
Lenders that hunkered down during the last two major industry downturns are no longer in the business, while those that leaned in and innovated during the same period emerged as industry leaders. Now is not the time for timidity. In fact, leading lenders are leaning into innovation now. There are at least three good reasons to do so.
Jim Paolino of Lodestar: By the Numbers–Did Increased WFH Opportunities Help Spur Home Buying in Metro Suburbs?
Two years after the height of the COVID lockdown, there’s lots of new data available to prove (or disprove) some of the early predictions and observations regarding home buying patterns and trends.
U.S. Homeownership Rate at 2-Year High
The U.S. homeownership rate rose to 65.8 percent in the second quarter, matching its highest rate since 2020, the Census Bureau reported this week.
More Homebuyers Flock to Climate Risky Areas, Despite Intensifying Natural Disasters
Wildfires? Floods? Other natural disasters? “Bring it on,” homeowners seem to be saying.
Survey: 90% Mortgage Servicers Expect Foreclosures to Increase through Next Year
Auction.com, Irvine, Calif., said its annual Seller Insights Report found nine in 10 mortgage servicers disposing of distressed properties on the Auction.com platform expect their foreclosure auction volume to increase in the next 12 months.