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Volume 25 Issue 154

Thursday, August 13, 2026

MBA: Multifamily Lending Increased 32% to $382B in 2025

In 2025, 2,530 different multifamily lenders originated $381.8 billion in new mortgages for multifamily properties with five or more units, according to MBA's annual report on the multifamily lending market.

RentCafe: U.S. Apartment Sizes Are Growing

RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., found that apartment sizes increased across the board in 2025, with floor plans averaging 910 square feet nationwide.

Optimal Blue: Rising Rates Cool July Mortgage Activity

Mortgage activity softened in July as rising rates weighed on both purchase and refinance demand, according to Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Now with Rohin Tagra, Founder & CEO of Azimuth (sponsored)

MBA Now with Rohin Tagra, Founder & CEO of Azimuth (sponsored)

MBA Now: Marina Walsh on MBA's Sept. 1 HELOC and Home Equity Workshop

MBA Now: Marina Walsh on MBA's Sept. 1 HELOC and Home Equity Workshop

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Mortgage Credit Access Hits Highest Level in Four Years
Humid July CPI Report Puts Pressure on Fed to Hike
Map Reveals the Winners and Losers of July’s Housing Market
Adding to Texas Housing Affordability Challenges Are Soaring Home Insurance Prices
Senate Bill Targets Senior Homeowner Tax Credit for Aging-in-Place Modifications

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

School of Mortgage Servicing Starts Oct. 19
MAA Advocacy in August Toolkit

What Mortgage CEOs Need to Understand About Appraisal Performance After UAD 3.6 (sponsored by Asteroom)

New modeling suggests UAD 3.6 could push appraisal utilization above 90%, significantly extending turn times. Learn why today’s stable market may be masking a growing appraisal capacity risk.

August 12, 2026

Matic: Homeowners Start to See Insurance Premiums Moderate

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Matic, Columbus, Ohio, released its 2026 mid-year analysis of the insurance market, finding that a growing number of homeowners are seeing their insurance premiums decrease.

August 14, 2026

The Overlooked Case for Manufactured Housing Finance

As affordability challenges persist, Arrive Home’s Shawn King writes that manufactured housing could represent a real growth opportunity for lenders.

August 13, 2026

Why Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Timelines Are Still a Data Problem

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NetDirector's Melissa McCabe says there’s never been a shortage of challenges in default servicing, "and there’s one brewing right now--the rising delinquency rate for FHA loans."

August 12, 2026

MBA Sends Letter to HUD Responding to Manufactured Housing NPR

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MBA on Aug. 11 sent a letter to HUD providing comments on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on revising construction standards for manufactured homes.

August 12, 2026

MBA Path to Opportunity Scholar: Keelen Sexton

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Every scholarship tells a story. Through our Lift as You Climb campaign, we’re featuring Path to Opportunity Scholarship recipients whose experiences show how access to education creates lasting opportunity and inspires others to pay it forward.

August 12, 2026

MBA Weighs in with CFPB on Promoting Access to Credit, Questions Related to its TRID Rule

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The Mortgage Bankers Association responded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in response to its request for information on Promoting Access to Credit and questions related to its TRID rule.

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