MBA Advocacy Update Oct. 12, 2020
On Monday, MBA submitted comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency in response to its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2024. The Strategic Plan includes several important reforms to the market conduct of the GSEs. And on Wednesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released new guidance on RESPA and marketing services agreements.
What to Expect When Expecting Distress: A Servicer Roundtable
As COVID-19 and government responses continue to drive uncertainty around outcomes and outlooks, MBA Newslink interviewed senior professionals from a credit rating agency and several highly rated servicers to get their perspective on forbearance, loan workouts and portfolio management challenges for agency and non-agency CMBS.
MBA Chart of the Week: Home Purchase Activity by Loan Size
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week highlights the year-over-year growth in purchase applications broken down by loan size tiers from 2018 to 2020.
CBRE: Pricing ‘Disconnect’ Weighing on CRE Activity
A new CBRE survey finds a “wide disconnect” on pricing expectations between buyers and sellers as the COVID-19 pandemic weighs on commercial real estate investment activity.
Former Ambassador Andrew Young Keynotes MBA Annual20
Former Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young keynotes an important General Session at MBA Annual20, which runs online Oct. 19-21.
