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Speakers at MBA Annual Focus on 3 Changes Coming to Housing
HousingWire, Oct. 24, 2016--Ramirez, Kelsey Get on the bus or get left behind. 
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Fewer Hotel Sales Being Completed in 2016 than Last Year
National Real Estate Investor, Oct. 24, 2016--Anderson, Bendix  Investors spent less than half as much money buying and selling hotel properties in the first half of 2016 as they did last year.
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MBA Chief Stevens Diagnosed with Cancer
National Mortgage News, Oct. 24, 2016--Passy, Jacob David Stevens publicly revealed his diagnosis Monday in his prepared remarks at the association's annual conference in Boston.
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This is Where Mortgage Technology is Headed
HousingWire, Oct. 24, 2016--Ramirez, Kelsey One day soon, entire lending process will be online, analysts at Mortgage Bankers Association annual convention said. 
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Multifamily Lending in U.S. Spiked 28 Percent in 2015
World Property Journal, Oct. 24, 2016 According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's 2015 Annual Report on Multifamily Lending, in 2015 2,855 different multifamily lenders that provided a total of $249.8 billion in new mortgages for apartment buildings in the U.S. with five or more units.
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Freddie Mac Announces New Tools Designed to Cut Mortgage Origination Costs
HousingWire, Oct. 24, 2016--Lane, Ben Enhancements to Loan Advisor Suite could help lenders' bottom line. 
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Former MBA Chair Regina Lowrie Joins Chrysalis Holdings’ Board of Directors
National Mortgage Professional, Oct. 24, 2016 NewDay USA has announced that Regina Lowrie, former chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association and Certified Mortgage Banker, has been appointed to the Board of Advisors of Chrysalis Holdings LLC.
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Fannie Mae to Give Lenders Relief on Some Mortgage Penalties
Bloomberg, Oct. 24, 2016--Light, Joe Lenders will get a reprieve from the threat of some mortgage-related penalties under a new program announced by housing-finance giant Fannie Mae on Monday.
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MBA Predicts Double-Digit Growth for New Mortgage Lending
HousingWire, Oct. 24, 2016--Ramirez, Kelsey "We are projecting that home purchase originations will increase further in 2017, building on an estimated 10% increase in 2016," said Michael Fratantoni, MBA chief economist.
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HomeStreet’s Mortgage Business Grows
Mortgage Daily, Oct. 25, 2016 Quarterly home-lending volume, mortgage earnings and residential loan servicing all increased at HomeStreet Inc., as did mortgage assets in the third quarter.
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Mortgage Rates Inch Up, Foreclosures at 9-Yr Low
Mortgage Daily, Oct. 25, 2016 Despite a modest uptick in the mortgage delinquency rate, the rate of properties in the foreclosure process descended to the lowest level in nine years.
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The 4 Economic Elements Holding Down Mortgage Rates
Inman.com, Oct. 24, 2016--Barnes, Lou Slowed economy, worker demographics, investing and international monetary conditions are all important. 
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Today at the MBA Annual Convention & Expo
Astronauts Mark & Scott Kelly; CFPB Director Richard Cordray; MBA Economic & Mortgage Outlook; Mika Brzezinski; James Taylor
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