Significant affordability challenges exist across the country and the issue is a top priority for the Biden Administration. In April, the Mortgage Bankers Association virtually convened business and policy executives for a series of conversations on the 2021 affordable rental housing landscape. Here are some key takeaways from that event.
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MBA CONVERGENCE Holds Memphis Job Fair, Homebuyer Fair
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s affordable housing initiative, CONVERGENCE, recently held virtual events in Memphis, Tenn., for area jobseekers and potential home buyers.
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MBA CONVERGENCE Holds Memphis Job Fair, Homebuyer Fair
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s affordable housing initiative, CONVERGENCE, recently held virtual events in Memphis, Tenn., for area jobseekers and potential home buyers.
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#MBASpring21 Andre Perry: Don’t Recycle Discrimination
Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Andre Perry says Black-owned homes are “systemically undervalued,” with obvious adverse consequences for wealth accumulation. And he has some ideas about what can be done.
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#MBASPRING21 MBA Chair Susan Stewart: MBA, Industry Ready to ‘Move Forward’
In her keynote address Tuesday at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Spring Conference & Expo, MBA Chair Susan Stewart tapped into the collective frustration and hope of the entire real estate finance industry—and the nation—with a simple sentence.
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A Conversation with MBA Affordable Housing Advisory Council Co-Chairs
The Mortgage Bankers Association recently created two Affordable Advisory Councils, dedicated to supporting CONVERGENCE, the MBA Affordable Housing Initiative. These Councils are currently led by four senior executives: Christine Chandler (M&T Realty Capital Corp.), Tony Love (Bellwether Affordable Housing Group), Anthony Weekly (Truist Bank) and David Battany (Guild Mortgage).
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A Conversation with MBA Affordable Housing Advisory Council Co-Chairs
The Mortgage Bankers Association recently created two Affordable Advisory Councils, dedicated to supporting CONVERGENCE, the MBA Affordable Housing Initiative. These Councils are currently led by four senior executives: Christine Chandler (M&T Realty Capital Corp.), Tony Love (Bellwether Affordable Housing Group), Anthony Weekly (Truist Bank) and David Battany (Guild Mortgage).
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A Conversation with MBA Affordable Housing Advisory Council Co-Chairs
The Mortgage Bankers Association recently created two Affordable Advisory Councils, dedicated to supporting CONVERGENCE, the MBA Affordable Housing Initiative. These Councils are currently led by four senior executives: Christine Chandler (M&T Realty Capital Corp.), Tony Love (Bellwether Affordable Housing Group), Anthony Weekly (Truist Bank) and David Battany (Guild Mortgage).
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MBA, Partners Launch CONVERGENCE Affordable Housing Initiative in Memphis
A year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association launched a strategic initiative to help develop stronger and more effective affordable housing partnerships in both the policy and business arenas. Recently, MBA put that commitment to work in Memphis.
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MBA, Partners Launch CONVERGENCE Affordable Housing Initiative in Memphis
A year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association launched a strategic initiative to help develop stronger and more effective affordable housing partnerships in both the policy and business arenas. Recently, MBA put that commitment to work in Memphis.