The Week Ahead, Aug. 22, 2022: Five Things to Know

Good morning and happy Monday! Keep the A/C cranked up! Here’s what’s happening this week:

First, MBA Reports. The parade of housing industry reports continues this week, led by the Mortgage Bankers Association. MBA releases its monthly Builder Applications Survey this morning, Aug. 22, with analysis and commentary from MBA Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting Joel Kan.

MBA also releases its Weekly Applications Survey this Wednesday, Aug. 24, with commentary and analysis from Kan.

Second, Other Economic Reports. Here are this week’s other economic reports; those that MBA NewsLink will cover are in italics:

Monday: MBA Builder Applications Survey; Chicago Fed National Activity Index

Tuesday: New Residential Sales; Philadelphia Fed Non-Manufacturing Survey; Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity

Wednesday: MBA Weekly Applications Survey; NAR Pending Home Sales Index; Advance Durable Goods

Thursday: Initial Claims; Gross Domestic Product

Friday: Advance International Trade in Goods; Personal Income/PCE Deflator; University of Michigan Consumer Survey (final)

Third, Congress. The House and Senate remain in their August recess will return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

For more information about the House and Senate, visit www.house.gov and www.senate.gov, respectively. For more information about upcoming hearings in the Senate Banking Committee, click https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings. For more information about upcoming hearings in the House Financial Services Committee, click https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/?EventTypeID=577&Congress=117.

Fourth, the MBA Annual Convention & Expo. The biggest real estate finance industry event of the year—the MBA Annual Convention & Expo—takes place Oct. 23-26 at the Music City Center in Nashville.

Academy Award-winning actress, singer and dancer Rita Moreno former House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.; and legendary basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will deliver keynote remarks. And we’ll have another big announcement shortly for the always-popular Concert MBA.

MBA Annual22 is little more than two months away. The largest annual gathering of real estate finance professionals, this is the one event you need to gain access to the industry’s power players and innovators.

–Be inspired and get informed by engaging speakers on the Main Stage

–Meet with more than 100 exhibitors in THE HUB and get hands-on access to the latest products and services

–Dive deep into Breakout Sessions to get the insight you need on all the facets of the business

–Connect with industry peers through unparalleled networking opportunities

–Leave MBA ANNUAL22 with more than just great memories. Leave with actionable takeaways for future success.

For more information and to register, click here.

Fifth, Upcoming MBA Conferences. Here is a list of upcoming MBA conferences:

Aug. 29-Sept. 1: MISMO Fall Summit, Washington, D.C.

https://www.mismo.org/events-education/mismo-summit-.

September 8-9: MBA Human Resources Symposium 2022, Hilton Arlington, Va.

https://www.mba.org/conferences-and-education/event/2022/09/08/default-calendar/human-resources-symposium-2022-75557.

Sept. 11-13: MBA Risk Management, QA and Fraud Prevention Forum, Grand Hyatt Nashville

https://www.mba.org/conferences-and-education/event/2022/09/11/default-calendar/risk-management-qa-and-fraud-prevention-forum-74533.

Sept.15-17: NAMMBA Connect 2022, Orlando, Fla.

CONNECT — NAMMBA.

Sept. 18-20: MBA Regulatory Compliance Conference, Grand Hyatt Washington, D.C.

https://www.mba.org/conferences-and-education/event/2022/09/18/default-calendar/regulatory-compliance-conference-74534.

Oct. 22: mPowering You: MBA’s Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance, Music City Center Nashville

https://www.mba.org/conferences-and-education/event/2022/10/22/default-calendar/mpowering-you-mbas-summit-for-women-in-real-estate-finance-74535.

Oct. 23-26: MBA Annual Convention and Expo, Music City Center Nashville

https://www.mba.org/conferences-and-education/event/2022/10/23/default-calendar/annual-convention-and-expo-74536.

Nov. 8-10: MBA Accounting and Financial Management Conference, JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa Phoenix

https://www.mba.org/conferences-and-education/event/2022/11/08/default-calendar/accounting-and-financial-management-conference-75362.

For more information, click the links above or visit https://www.mba.org/conferences-and-education/conferences-and-meetings.

For the most up-to-date information regarding legislative activity at the state and local level, visit the MBA State Legislative Database here.

For information about MBA Education events, visit http://www.mbaeducation.org.  

For information about the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA), visit https://www.nammba.org/.

Enjoy the week!