MBA Newslinks Archive

“While the processes behind generating property values are very similar and the valuation reports for both evaluations and appraisals look fairly identical, there are distinct circumstances when lenders should consider doing one over the other.”–Audrey Clearwater, vice president of operations with LRES, Orange, Calif.

“This is a great industry for the unique combination of skills that many women possess: attention to detail, multi-tasking and good communication ability. There are amazing opportunities if one can apply their talents. Work hard and if you want to succeed, first earn respect and then demand it.”–Patricia Raymo, Chief Operating Officer of Retail with loanDepot, Foothill Ranch, Calif.

“The decline in government bond yields has kept the spread of cap rates above the risk-free rate favorable, which has helped to support current price levels.”
–CBRE Americas Head of Research Spencer Levy. 

“We want to make sure our industry is inclusive, so we can be diverse and as such, serve our customers better.”–MBA Chairman-Elect Rodrigo Lopez, CMB.

“Our sense is that builders have been attempting to catch up with demand in the face of labor shortfalls and other limiting factors in various parts of the country.” –MBA Vice President of Research and Economics Lynn Fisher.

“The pause in the upward momentum of the delinquency rate is a positive sign for investors.” –Manus Clancy, Senior Managing Director with Trepp, New York, on commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rates.

“One size fits all simply does not work when designing bank regulatory regimes.”–MBA Senior Vice President of Legislative and Political Affairs Bill Killmer, in a letter to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, ahead of a committee vote on the Financial CHOICE Act of 2016.

“Rising home values in Florida and California, in particular, are creating hurdles for potential buyers–and, therefore, are continuing to drive a growing single-family rental market featuring strong rent increases and low vacancy rates.”–Wally Charnoff, CEO of RentRange, Denver.

“Housing is one-fifth of the gross domestic product in this country. It should be one of the top five economic platforms of any President’s agenda.”
–MBA President and CEO David Stevens, CMB.

“On the one hand, we are comforted by the continual growth in accommodated demand. After all, if people stop traveling, nothing else really matters. On the other hand, there continues to be a disconnect between the record occupancy levels and the inability of hoteliers to increase room rates.”–CBRE Hotels Senior Managing Director Mark Woodworth.