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Volume 24 Issue 54

Thursday, March 20, 2025

MBA: Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Delinquency Rates Increased in Fourth-Quarter 2024

Commercial mortgage delinquencies increased in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Commercial Delinquency Report.

FOMC Rate Pause Remains; MBA Economist Weighs In

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday.

Zillow: Homes at Risk of Climate Disaster Total Trillions

Zillow, Seattle, released a study analyzing the value of U.S. homes at major risk of damage from fire, flood or extreme wind.

MBA VIDEOS

mPower Moments: On Being Solutions-Oriented with MBA’s Dawn Williams

mPower Moments: On Being Solutions-Oriented with MBA’s Dawn Williams

MBA’s Eddie Seiler on Current Housing and Economic Trends

MBA’s Eddie Seiler on Current Housing and Economic Trends

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

U.S. Mortgage Rates Increase for First Time in Nine Weeks
Homes for Sale Could Become Harder to Find
Housing Market Map: Zillow Once Again Downgrades Its 2025 Home Price Forecast
U.S. Housing Market Gets ‘Encouraging Sign’

MBA NEWS

April 3–Town Hall with MBA Leadership: The New Administration’s First 100 Days
AI Mortgage Practitioner Course: March 26-28

Quote of the Day

"In the near term, we expect mortgage rates to remain in a fairly narrow range, between 6.5% and 7%, which should support the spring housing market." --MBA Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni, discussing the Fed's interest rate decision

Dealmaker: Dwight Capital, Dwight Mortgage Trust Finance $346.5M Over Multiple Transactions

Dwight Capital, New York, and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, closed $346.5 million in real estate financings last month, including for properties in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

March 20, 2025

Redfin Reports Renter Population Grew 1% in Fourth Quarter

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The number of renter households in America increased 0.8% year over year to 45.4 million in the fourth quarter—the slowest growth since the first quarter of 2023, according to a new report from Redfin.

March 20, 2025

How Would a Recession Impact Existing-Home Sales?

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Recessions don’t always mean falling home sales--the housing market has remained resilient in many past downturns. But every recession is different, First American deputy chief economist Odeta Kushi writes.

March 19, 2025

CoreLogic: Average Homeowner With Mortgage Gained $4,100 in Equity in 2024

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CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., released its Homeowner Equity Report for the fourth quarter of 2024, finding that nationwide, borrower equity increased by $281.9 billion. That’s an increase of 1.7% year-over-year.

March 20, 2025

Mark Dangelo: The Great Equalizer for Uncertain, Changing Times

Confusion surrounding AI is growing, as are indicators of uncertainty surrounding housing and mortgage markets, Mark Dangelo writes.

March 19, 2025

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

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Mortgage applications decreased 6.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 14, 2025.

March 19, 2025

MBA Statement on the Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision

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MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement on President Donald Trump nominating Federal Reserve Board Member Michelle Bowman to be the next Vice Chair for Supervision.

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