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Volume 24 Issue 105

Friday, May 30, 2025

BofA: 60% of Homeowners, Prospective Buyers Uncertain About Housing Market

Uncertainty among current homeowners and prospective buyers has reached a three-year high, with 60% unsure whether now is a good time to buy a home, compared to 48% two years ago, Bank of America reported.

MISMO Releases AVM Confidence Score Standard

MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, announced it is seeking public comment through June 28, 2025, on the Automated Valuation Model Common Confidence Score Standard and Guidance.

Industry Briefs, May 30, 2025

Industry news from Rocktop Technologies, Land Gorilla, Argyle, CloudVirga, A&D Mortgage, Atlas Merchant Capital, Imperial Fund, Optimal Blue and Insellerate.

MBA VIDEOS

Bob Broeksmit Discusses the Latest on GSE Release

Bob Broeksmit Discusses the Latest on GSE Release

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Research Minute--A Look at the Housing Market

MBA Research Minute--A Look at the Housing Market

mPower Moments: MBA's Tamara King on Trusting Your Instincts

mPower Moments: MBA's Tamara King on Trusting Your Instincts

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Mortgage Rates Rise Again to Highest Level Since February
Housing Affordability Improves as Regional Price Trends Diverge
The Housing Market Needs More Small Homes. Here’s Why That’s Unlikely to Happen.
Many Cities Go All In on Conversions. Is it Working?

MBA NEWS

Call for Nominations: MBA NewsLink 2025 Tech All-Star Awards
Strategies to Improve Retail Mortgage Production June 5

Pending Home Sales Decline in April

Pending home sales plunged 6.3% in April, the National Association of Realtors reported Thursday.

Quote of the Day

“A majority of buyers feel the market is headed in the right direction, but many are still planning to wait for more favorable conditions before they decide to take action.” --Bank of America Head of Consumer Lending Matt Vernon

May 29, 2025

Dealmaker: Dwight Mortgage Trust Closes Loans in California, Texas

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Dwight Mortgage Trust, New York, closed a $48 million construction loan for a mixed-use multifamily development in San Diego, and a $36 million bridge loan to refinance a waterfront apartment community in Corpus Christi, Texas.

May 30, 2025

MBA Premier Member Editorial: A Diminished CFPB–How Will States Respond?

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Asurity's Jonas Hoerler and Diane Jenkins write that with the scaling back and refocusing of the CFPB, the financial services industry is left with uncertainty about what the future holds.

May 29, 2025

New Benefit for MBA Members: Perks Marketplace

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Your MBA membership gets you access to discounts and offerings on our exclusive benefits platform, Perks Marketplace.

May 30, 2025

Peak Homebody Era is Pummeling the Housing Market

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There is a strong relationship between the median length of time people stay in their home and sales activity, First American's Odeta Kushi writes.

May 29, 2025

Bob Broeksmit Discusses the House VA Partial Claims Bill, House Reconciliation Package

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In a new video, MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, discusses two huge MBA advocacy wins before the long Memorial Day Weekend.

May 29, 2025

Surviving a “Stage of If’s”— Using Data

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Mark Dangelo notes shiny new technologies are introduced weekly. “The focus is on flooding the competitors with innovation and, most recently, M&As. The likely solutions are not that straightforward or alluring.”

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