BREAKING NEWS
Applications Down in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications showed life ahead of the holidays but faded strongly during the holiday week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the weeks ending Dec 24 and Dec. 31.
While several recent reports suggest home price appreciation is decelerating, CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., says the home-selling gravy train isn’t ending anytime soon.
A new survey of diversity, equity and inclusion metrics for commercial real estate found a clear mandate and momentum for making DEI a priority.
Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni will appear on Barron’s Live on Wednesday, Jan. 5 at noon ET.
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The MISMO Winter Summit takes place Jan. 10-13 at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Resort and Spa.
Lenderworks, Fairfax, Va., named Alexandra Temple to serve as its Chief Legal Officer, responsible for all legal affairs, including legal counsel, oversight of compliance and regulatory matters and risk management.
The nomination period for the MBA NewsLink 2022 Tech All-Star Awards is underway with a new, simplified entry form. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Jan. 21.
Rexford Industrial Realty, Los Angeles, acquired eight southern California industrial properties for $270 million.
Importantly, the SECURE Notarization Act does not replace traditional in-person notarization, which will remain an option for anyone who chooses it. Rather, it simply allows RON as an additional alternative for lenders and consumers. The SECURE Notarization Act preserves and expands consumer choice.
Are new housing policies focused on making homeownership affordable and sustainable enough? Decades of continued discrimination due to lack of equal access for minorities responsible for the ever-growing housing gap would suggest not.
Roxana Davidoff is founder and CEO of Big Purple Dot, Irvine, Calif., a provider of an ecosystem of mortgage marketing technologies that includes CRM lead management, lead recapture, predictive analysis and video production and texting.
MBA hosts its next Member Demo Days--an afternoons of specialized programming, live demos and Q&A--this Thursday, Jan. 6, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.
Firstsource Solutions Ltd., Mumbai, India, a global provider of business process management services, entered into an agreement to acquire American Recovery Services Inc., a nationwide legal collections network headquartered in southern California.
