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Volume 23 Issue 6

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

To the Point With Bob: Thoughts Ahead of #MBAIMB24–Consumers Benefit From Large, Diverse Collection of Mortgage Lenders

MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, shares his thoughts on topics related to IMBs ahead of #MBAIMB24.

MBA CREF Outlook Survey: Markets Expected to Become Less Unsettled as 2024 Progresses

Commercial and multifamily mortgage originators continue to experience an unsettled market for borrowing and lending but anticipate those conditions will stabilize over the course of 2024.

MISMO Introduces New Certification Opportunities at 2024 Winter Summit

MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, introduced new certification opportunities at its 2024 Winter Summit.

MBA VIDEOS

mPower Moments: Hard Work and Limitless Opportunities with Fannie Mae’s Priscilla Almodovar

mPower Moments: Hard Work and Limitless Opportunities with Fannie Mae’s Priscilla Almodovar

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

Attendees made HERstory at mPowering You 2023!

Attendees made HERstory at mPowering You 2023!

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Mortgage Rate Decline Pulls Buyers Back into the Housing Market
Researchers Say Minneapolis Should Be Blueprint for Housing Policies in Other Cities
Sliding Mortgage Rates are Helping to Thaw the Frozen Housing Market, Redfin Says
Buying Home and Auto Insurance Is Becoming Impossible
Can ‘House Hacking’ Help Gen Z Afford Homeownership?
Canada Offers Cities Money to Spur Home Building

MBA NEWS

MBA Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference May 5-8
Residential Certified Mortgage Servicer (RCMS) Designation
MBA DEI Playbook Member Resource

Quote: Jan. 9, 2024

"In today’s challenging and competitive market, seamlessly delivering the best possible loan product is so important. I look forward to gathering at the Independent Mortgage Bankers conference – and throughout 2024 – to discuss strategies, policies, and legislation that expand homeownership opportunities in a safe and responsible manner to all qualified borrowers." --MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB

Sales Increase in Large Master-Planned Communities

New home sales in the largest master-planned communities increased by nearly 14% in 2023 compared to 2022, according to real estate consulting firm RCLCO, Bethesda, Md.

January 08, 2024

U-Haul, Allied Van Lines Report Moving Trends

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U-Haul, Phoenix, and Allied Van Lines, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., each released reports on recent moving trends.

January 10, 2024

A.I. in Commercial/Multifamily Finance: an MBA NewsLink Q&A with Greystone’s Niraj Patel

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Given the impacts of artificial intelligence likely to be felt across real estate finance, MBA Newslink interviewed Greystone’s Chief Information Officer Niraj Patel to get his insights on where we are and what we can expect going forward.

January 10, 2024

FormFree’s Martin Prescher on Balancing Fairness, Innovation With AI in Mortgage Lending

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While many industries have been quick to integrate AI into products and operations, the mortgage industry has approached it with caution. And that’s a good thing.

January 08, 2024

MBA Chart of the Week: Monthly Payroll Growth and Unemployment Rate

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Friday's report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the job market remained relatively strong in December, with growth in payrolls of 216,000 – just below the monthly average of 225,000 for full-year 2023.

January 10, 2024

MBA NewsLink Q&A with Clarifire’s Jane Mason: Navigating Loss Mitigation Challenges

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MBA NewsLink interviewed Clarifire CEO and Founder Jane Mason about mortgage servicing challenges in the current landscape.

January 09, 2024

MBA Advocacy Update: MBA Suggests Improvements to FHA’s 203(k) Renovation Programs; VA Circular on Assumptions Noncompliance and More

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This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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