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Volume 25 Issue 98

Thursday, May 21, 2026

MBA Commends House Leadership on Passage of 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released a statement after the House passed its amended version of the Senate-passed, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Zillow Names Hottest Rental Market for Summer 2026

Zillow, Seattle, released a ranking of the hottest rental markets for summer 2026, finding that Providence, R.I., tops the list.

The State of CRE Servicing Today

SAN DIEGO--The commercial real estate servicing market is bending but not breaking, panelists said here at MBA’s CRE Servicing Solutions Conference.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Now: Amber Lawrence on the New Path to Opportunity Scholarship

MBA Now: Amber Lawrence on the New Path to Opportunity Scholarship

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

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

MBA Research Minute

MBA Research Minute

MBA Eye on Washington

MBA Eye on Washington

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Here’s What’s Changed in the Revised ROAD to Housing Bill
Fewer Sellers Cutting Prices as Spring Buyers Return
The Housing Market Is Increasingly Rewarding Functionality Over Scarcity
These Parents Are Buying Homes for Their Kids—With Strings Attached

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

School of Loan Origination Online Starts June 1
Accredited Mortgage Professional (AMP) Designation
Leading Mortgage Organizations: Essentials for Executives and Board Members

Dealmaker: Newmark Arranges $208M Sale, $151M Financing of 1.3MSF Industrial Portfolio

Newmark Group arranged the $207.5 million sale and acquisition financing of a 19-property logistics portfolio.

May 20, 2026

How Unsecured Debt Is Increasingly Driving Housing Instability

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Money Management International’s Helene Raynaud writes that many unsecured debt challenges--credit-card utilization, medical collections, budget shortfalls--can potentially be addressed before they escalate into mortgage delinquency or foreclosure exposure.

May 19, 2026

Federal Housing Officials Talk Delinquencies, Credit Scoring, Initiatives Underway

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NEW YORK--Ginnie Mae President Joseph Gormley and HUD’s Matt Jones participated in a panel discussion at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference May 18, sharing their thoughts on the latest efforts and initiatives from Ginnie Mae and the Federal Housing Administration.

May 19, 2026

Property Preservation: Rising Standards, Rising Stakes

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SAN DIEGO--Property condition reports and inspections are more critical than ever as poor property conditions and deferred maintenance increasingly drive insurance risk and higher coverage costs, panelists said Monday at MBA’s CRE Servicing Solutions Conference.

May 20, 2026

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

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Mortgage applications decreased 2.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 15, 2026.

May 19, 2026

Industry Panel Tackles AI Use Cases, What’s Next

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NEW YORK--Industry leaders took to the main stage at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference May 19 to discuss the latest tech trends for the industry. Unsurprisingly, AI remains top of mind.

May 19, 2026

MBA NewsLink Q&A: Land Gorilla’s Sean Faries on Construction Lending, Housing Supply

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MBA NewsLink recently interviewed Land Gorilla CEO Sean Faries about construction lending and housing supply.

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