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MBA Advocacy Update Sept. 8, 2020
Last week, the White House announced that the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared a health emergency due to COVID-19, requiring a halt to evictions for renters through December 31.
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Employment Report: Progress, ‘But a Long Way to Go’
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1.4 million in August, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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MBA Chart of the Week: Independent Mortgage Bank Median Productivity
MBA last week released its latest Quarterly Performance Report for the second quarter. The report showed a record-high average for net production profit of 167 bps ($4,548 per loan), as well as record-high average origination volume of $1.02 billion per company.
JLL: ‘Passive’ Investment Growth Could Boost Private Real Estate Market
JLL, Chicago, said increased passive investment into public real estate investment trusts could drive a new wave of capital into private real estate markets.