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Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 0.5% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending Aug. 23, 2024.
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MISMO Introduces New Platform for Building Standards at Fall Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C.--MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, has partnered with Viant Eye to introduce MISMO Link, a new platform that will allow users to build and ultimately implement industry standards in a collaborative environment.
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KBRA Says CMBS Appraisal Reductions are Climbing
Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York, reported that commercial mortgage-backed securities appraisal reduction amounts--ARAs--have climbed in tandem with delinquency rates.