BREAKING NEWS
Monthly, Yearly Drops in MBA Builder Applications Survey
Mortgage applications for new home purchases in April fell by 14 percent from March and by 10.6 percent from a year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday.
Mortgage Bankers Association Vice Chair Mark A. Jones testified Wednesday on behalf of MBA before the House VA Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
NEW YORK—With fraud, data hacks and ransomware on the rise, cyber crime is a more visible threat to financial services companies.
April housing starts fell by just 0.2 percent from March—no thanks to single-family starts, which fell by more than 7 percent—HUD and the Census Bureau reported Wednesday.
Ongoing economic uncertainty has not hindered broader optimism about the future for commercial real estate, reported DLA Piper, New York.
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Inco-Check LLC, Boston, announced Narrow Gauge Capital completed acquisition of a majority interest in the company.
M&T Realty Capital Corp., Baltimore, arranged $34 million in financing for multifamily and industrial assets in New Jersey and New York.
The Mortgage Bankers Association this week released its revised monthly Economic Forecast and monthly Mortgage Finance Forecast. Here are highlights and commentary from MBA Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting Joel Kan:
NEW YORK—The mortgage industry is coming off two of its best years in history, despite a temporary but economically devastating pandemic. Now, economists said here at the MBA National Secondary and Capital Markets Conference & Expo, the industry is entering a more challenging environment.
NEW YORK—As with the mortgage industry, government agencies also had to transition quickly during the coronavirus pandemic.
The MBA Home for All Pledge represents our industry’s long-term commitment on a sustained and holistic approach to address racial inequities in housing.
The Mortgage Bankers Association's annual CREF Market Intelligence Symposium takes place June 15-16.
