MBA Chart of the Week: State, Local Building Performance Standards

New York City has Local Law 97.  Washington D.C. has its Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS).  Seattle has its Building Emissions Performance Standards (also BEPS). Denver has its Building Performance Policy (BPP).

MBA Chart of the Week: Seriously Delinquent Rates by Loan Type

According to the latest results from MBA’s National Delinquency Survey, the overall delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one‐to‐four‐unit residential properties increased slightly to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.94 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the first quarter of 2024.

MBA Chart of the Week: Mortgage Payment to Rent Ratio

MBA recently released its March Purchase Applications Payment Index data which revealed that homebuyer affordability took another hit in March with the typical homebuyer’s monthly payment eclipsing $2,200 for the first time in the series.

MBA Chart of the Week: Climate, Sustainability and Real Estate Finance

With Earth Day happening this month, it seems an opportune time to discuss the intersection of climate/sustainability issues and real estate finance. MBA has been leading on these issues for more than half a decade, helping members through our work related to research, policy and practice.