NOAA Sees Above-Normal Hurricane Season

Okay, all you holders of residential and commercial real estate along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico: brace yourself for another potential summer of sandbags and insurance claims.

MBA Advocacy Update May 31 2022

On Wednesday, the Senate voted 49-46 to confirm Sandra Thompson as the Director of FHFA. On Tuesday, MBA sent a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, highlighting MBA’s views on the real estate finance industry’s priorities within the T-HUD appropriations bills for FY 2023.

Commercial Real Estate Price Growth Rate Slips

U.S. commercial property price growth ebbed again in April, the third consecutive month of decelerating price gains, reported Real Capital Analytics, New York.

8 of 10 Largest U.S. Cities Lose Population; Sun Belt Grows

Sun Belt cities have benefited from U.S. population shifts over the past several decades, the Census Bureau reported this month; new data show the top 15 fastest-growing U.S. cities are entirely in the South and West.

MBA CONVERGENCE Partner Profile: Dan Ticona of Freddie Mac

Dan Ticona leads the Housing Solutions team within the Single-Family Client and Community Engagement division at Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., focused on developing innovative solutions to reduce barriers to homeownership.