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Volume 25 Issue 116

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased 3.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 12, 2026.

Realtor.com: Northeast Markets Continue to Dominate Hottest Markets

Realtor.com, Santa Clara, Calif., released its list of the hottest housing markets in May, finding that Hartford, Conn., claimed the top spot.

MISMO Releases Updated Business Glossary to Align with New Credit Scores, UAD 3.6, More

MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, released an updated MISMO Business Glossary, reinforcing its commitment to fostering a shared, industrywide understanding of mortgage and real estate finance terminology.

MBA VIDEOS

MBANow: MBA’s Amber Lawrence on the new Path to Opportunity Scholarship

MBANow: MBA’s Amber Lawrence on the new Path to Opportunity Scholarship

MBANow: Wendy Penn on MBA's June 30 Community Reinvestment Act Lending Workshop

MBANow: Wendy Penn on MBA's June 30 Community Reinvestment Act Lending Workshop

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

mPower Moments: On Building Confidence with CBRE’s Chelsea Cutler

mPower Moments: On Building Confidence with CBRE’s Chelsea Cutler

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

U.S. Housing Starts Fell Sharply in May
Investor Ban Bill Moves to Senate Floor Despite House Pushback
Single Women Accounted For More Than 1 in 10 Home Purchase Mortgages in 2025
Longevity Emerges as Key Driver of Luxury Real Estate Demand

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

Nominate Someone for an MBA NewsLink Tech All-Star Award
Senior Mortgage Solutions Network Meeting, July 8
Essentials for Executives and Board Members: Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Activities, July 10
Build the Career You Want: mPact Summit, Aug. 5 in Charlotte

AI Agents Are Redefining Mortgage Origination (sponsored by Blend)

Blend's new Intelligent Lending Playbook shows how AI agents cut document review to seconds while strengthening compliance and borrower relationships.

June 17, 2026

MBA Premier Member Editorial: What Humans Bring When AI Takes the Rest

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Tavant Head of Fintech AI Matthew Wood says four values define the post-AI mortgage institution.

June 17, 2026

JLL’s Corey Gustafson on Trends in Industrial Real Estate Valuation

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JLL's Corey Gustafson sat down with MBA NewsLink to talk about what he's currently seeing in industrial real estate.

June 17, 2026

Mary Kay Scully: Prepare for Upcoming Uniform Residential Appraisal Report Changes

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Lenders have a big change coming their way. On Nov. 2, one of the most significant updates to residential appraisal reporting in years will be mandatory. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are modernizing appraisal standards through the new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report.

June 16, 2026

People in the News, June 17, 2026

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Industry personnel news from MAXEX, SimplyPMG, Logan Finance Corp. and MMBBA.

June 17, 2026

A Big Tent That Feels Like Home: Tamara King on How MBA’s Committees, Councils Increase Member Engagement

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MBA Vice President Tamara King, CAE, recently wrote an article for The Center for Association Leadership about how MBA makes its members feel seen in a “big tent” trade association that represents nearly 2,000 member firms that sometimes have differing business priorities.

July 06, 2026

MBA Education Updates Single-Family Appraisals Training

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MBA Education has updated its Introduction to Single-Family Appraisals series to align with the new Universal Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) and Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD 3.6), one of the most significant appraisal changes in years.

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