Ellen Comeaux is Senior Vice President and Commercial Division Leader with TIAA Bank, Jacksonville, Fla.
Category: News and Trends
Mark P. Dangelo: Strategy is NOT Dead—Across Housing Finance and Technology it is Too Traditional
Designing the future beyond the current downturn requires a comprehensive examination of what is necessary across digital financial actions—by the consumer, by the investor, by the regulators, and by rising non-traditional competitors. Traditional strategy encased by technology is the norm—but moving forward has this prescription lost its efficacy? Will we adapt—or will we die?
Industry Briefs Sept. 2, 2022: Qualia Launches Digital Title API
Qualia, San Francisco, released the Qualia API, which provides real estate businesses and PropTech companies seeking to start, optimize, or scale their title agency operations the ability to automatically connect internal software tools, integrate with their commercial partners, and analyze their performance data.
Retail Sector Benefiting from Job Growth
The retail sector could be benefiting from recent strong job growth, reported Marcus & Millichap, Calabasas, Calif.
HUD Publishes Fiscal Year 2023 Fair Market Rents
HUD on Thursday published Fair Market Rents for fiscal year 2023.
Dealmaker: Grosvenor Completes $82M Washington, D.C. Office Building Refinance
Grosvenor, London, refinanced 1500 K Street NW in Washington, D.C. with an $82.1 million first mortgage provided by Helaba, Frankfurt, Germany.
July Construction Spending Tapers
Construction spending fell in July, marking the second consecutive monthly drop, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.
Initial Claims Ease Ahead of Holiday
In the third of four major employment reports this week, the Labor Department reported initial claims for unemployment insurance fell for the third straight week ahead of the Labor Day weekend to the lowest level since July.
Inflation Hitting Millennial, Gen Z Renters Harder than Others
Millennials who took on a new rental lease in July saw their overall cost of goods and services increase 11.6% year over year, substantially higher than 8.5% for the U.S. population as a whole, said Redfin, Seattle.
MBA Human Resources Symposium Sept. 8-9
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual Human Resources Symposium takes place Sept. 8-9 in Arlington, Va.