Given the notable increase in securitized commercial real estate lending in 2024, MBA Newslink interviewed three CMBS executives to explore their perspective on the industry landscape in the new year.

(One in a continuing series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Please contact MBA’s Alicia Goncalves, CMB for information about Premier Member profiles.)

Allied Van Lines, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., released its U.S. Migration Report, analyzing where people are moving in the U.S., and reporting that moves decreased slightly--by 7%--between 2023 and 2024.

While the mortgage rate lock-in effect will prevent a full recovery, the journey back to a normal housing market should accelerate in 2025. You can’t buy what’s not for sale – but the shelves are starting to be restocked.

In the world of Residential Transition Loans (RTLs), where short-term, high-risk loans are used to finance "fix-and-flip" projects, effective servicing can enhance investors’ returns.

Former Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner John C. Weicher passed away Dec. 10, 2024.