On Wednesday, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a new bill that expands access to housing for first-time homebuyers and low-income individuals by investing in existing programs and establishing new tax credits geared toward renters and middle-income homeowners.

Hotel investment activity grew sharply in the first half of 2021 despite continued mixed performance results, according to separate reports on an industry hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week takes a look at mortgage delinquency rates by loan type (%) since 2006.

The Mortgage Bankers Association on Thursday released its Second Quarter National Delinquency Survey, showing the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.47 percent of all loans outstanding—the lowest rate since first-quarter 2020.