MBA: 3Q Commercial, Multifamily Mortgage Delinquency Rates Decline
Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial and multifamily properties declined through the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest CREF Loan Performance Survey.
MBA Advocacy Update Oct. 17, 2022
On Thursday, MBA and several industry trade groups – as part of the Black Homeownership Collaborative – submitted a letter to HUD urging the agency to reduce the annual mortgage insurance premium and suspend the life of loan requirement for borrowers with FHA-insured loans.
Hotel Cap Rates Increase
U.S. Realty Consultants LLC, Columbus, Ohio, reported hotel capitalization rates generally increased compared to six months ago.
MBA Chart of the Week Oct. 14 2022: Housing Costs
This week’s Chart of the Week highlights different measures of housing costs, all indexed to 2018. The lowest lines are the CPI measures of shelter costs, including the “’all-in” shelter measure and breakouts for rents and owners’ equivalent rents.
MISMO Seeks Public Comment on FIPS Code Lending Limit API Specification
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry standards organization, seeks public comment on a new FIPS Code Lending Limit API Specification, which will illustrate how to define a standard REST-based OpenAPI for searching lending limits based on a property’s postal code and county name.