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Volume 25 Issue 148

Wednesday, August 05, 2026

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased 2.9% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 31, 2026.

Master-Planned Community Sales Improve, RCLCO Reports

New home sales among large master-planned communities increased by 3% year-over-year, according to RCLCO Real Estate Consulting, Bethesda, Md.

MBA Opens Membership Renewal Season

MBA is your voice, your source and your association. Renew your company’s membership on time and you’ll retain access to EDU EDGE, self-study guides worth $2K per employee, along with all the other benefits your employees depend upon.

CBRE: Commercial Real Estate Lending Fundamentals Remain Strong

Commercial real estate lending maintained momentum in the second quarter, with the number and average size of loans increasing while spreads and loan-to-value ratios tightened, according to CBRE, Dallas.

MBA VIDEOS

mPower Moments: On Building a Career Through Passion with MMLA’s Joanne Misuraca

mPower Moments: On Building a Career Through Passion with MMLA’s Joanne Misuraca

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 Experts Call ROAD to Housing Act a Starting Point for Improved Supply, Affordability
FHA Partial Claim Test Incentives May Miss Small Servicer Costs
Fed’s Paulson Says She Keeps ‘Open Mind’ on Interest Rates
He Spent Billions Reviving Downtown Detroit. Now He Wants to Remake Its Skyline.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

Vetting Closing Agents and Real Estate Attorneys to Mitigate Risk, Aug. 6
UAD 3.6 Office Hours Part III, Aug. 10
AI Governance, Quality & Risk: A Practical Framework for Mortgage Lenders, Aug. 18

Accelerating Originations With Income and Employment Data (Sponsored by Equifax)

Discover how front-loading the mortgage lifecycle with automated income and employment verifications helps reduce costs and empower lenders with early debt-to-income (DTI) confidence.

Mortgage Affordability Doesn’t End at Closing (Sponsored by Truework, a Checkr company)

Truework's Randy Lightbody examines why refinance-dependent buyers challenge the mortgage industry's traditional understanding of affordability.

August 04, 2026

Study: Typical Homes Selling Below List in Many Major Markets

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Best Interest Financial and Clever Real Estate released a new report, finding that the typical home is selling below list price in 41 of the 50 largest U.S. metros.

August 06, 2026

What GSE Reporting Changes Mean for Servicers

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ICE's Matt Dowd says the mortgage servicing industry is in the early stages of a compliance transformation that will touch nearly all operational systems servicers rely on, "and the window for comfortable preparation is closing."

August 04, 2026

LexisNexis: Insurance Claims Severity Reaches Record High; Frequency Declines

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Home insurers face increasing pressure as they contend with rising damage severity, rising inflation-driven replacement costs and a reshaping of loss patterns, a new report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions finds.

August 04, 2026

Auction.com: Foreclosure Auction Volume Reaches Six-Year High

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The distressed property auction supply continues the steady rise that began in early 2025, Auction.com reported in its newest Auction Market Dispatch.

August 04, 2026

ConcertMBA is now…ComedyMBA

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All jokes aside, ConcertMBA is now ComedyMBA, featuring none other than comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld. Join us on Oct. 13, sponsored by Radian.

August 04, 2026

MBA Path to Opportunity Scholar Profile: Marlon Campbell

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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.

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