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The Mortgage Action Alliance--MBA’s grassroots advocacy arm—has enjoyed unprecedented success and influence at a key time for the industry.
Initial claims for unemployment fell under one million last week for just the second time since March, but the change largely reflected a change in methodology by the Labor Department and remain elevated by historical standards.
In this pandemic-induced new normal, size matters if you’re a homeowner: average size of new single-family homes are bigger today than they were 10 years ago while apartment sizes appear to be shrinking, according to a new report from StorageCafe.
Historically low rates are increasing home buyers’ purchasing power, but low inventories and rising home prices are effectively canceling out that purchase power, said Redfin, Seattle.
Overlooking this factor when choosing an eClosing technology service provider could cost you.
The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate fell again in August after posting a big decline July.
In a world where digital marketing reigns supreme as a critical medium to communicate products and services while building and maintaining relationships, marketers are looking to successful influencers to help inform their own strategies, increase interest, and grow their social following by incorporating video into their initiatives. However, many companies struggle with understanding how and where to start when it comes to incorporating video into their marketing or sales strategies.
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in early March, the better portion of 2020 has been devoted to adjusting to the “new normal.” Although expectations are high that a vaccine will be readily available by the year’s end, the situation is complex and defies a neat solution. Therefore, as leaders we need to think about how to prepare for what 2021 might hold.
(One of a continuing series of profiles of participants in the MBA Education Path to Diversity (P2D) Scholarship Program, which enables employees from diverse backgrounds to advance their professional growth and career development.)
During COVID, you must ensure you are communicating clearly about your business and any changes that may be taking place in terms of how you are operating and the resulting impacts on applicants and borrowers.
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., issued a new data analysis estimating insured wind and storm surge losses for residential and commercial properties in Louisiana and Texas at between $8 billion and $12 billion, with insured storm surge losses estimated to contribute less than $0.5 billion to this total.
Capital One, McLean, Va., provided a $27.4 million Fannie Mae fixed-rate loan for The View at North Peak, a 288-unit affordable community in Denver suburb Northglenn, Colo.
