#MBATech2022: View from the C-Suite: ‘You Have to Try New Things’
LAS VEGAS—Executives here at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Technology Solutions Conference & Expo said the biggest lesson from the coronavirus pandemic: don’t let your company sit still.
#MBATech2022: Mortgage Industry Faces Growing Security Risks
LAS VEGAS—Security risks don’t just mean breaches and ransomware. Increasingly, individuals and companies are losing money due to wire fraud and other attacks.
MBA: Commercial, Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originated $683B in 2021; Total Lending Tally Reaches $891B
Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers closed $683.2 billion of loans in 2021, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday. MBA estimated total CRE lending including activity from smaller and mid-sized depositories totaled $890.6 billion.
MBA: March Builder Applications Up 10% from February; Down 5% from Year Ago
Mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by 10 percent in March from February but fell by 5 percent from a year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday in its Builder Applications Survey.
STR: Hotel Construction Pipeline Shrinks But Planning Activity Increases
STR, Hendersonville, Tenn., reported hotel rooms under construction fell from one year ago, but noted properties in the planning stage increased significantly.
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#MBATech2022: ‘The Digital Future Is Drawing Closer’
LAS VEGAS—A byproduct of the coronavirus pandemic: the real estate finance industry adopted innovative technology solutions with extraordinary speed. Now, said Mortgage Bankers Association Chair-Elect Matt Rocco, the industry must take the next step.