CRE mortgage demand is generally on the rise, with four times more firms expecting borrower demand to be “very strong” in the fourth quarter (24%), compared to the 6% who believed demand was “very strong” in the third quarter.
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MBA Chart of the Week: Home Purchase Activity by Loan Size
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week highlights the year-over-year growth in purchase applications broken down by loan size tiers from 2018 to 2020.

MBA Chart of the Week: Home Purchase Activity by Loan Size
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week highlights the year-over-year growth in purchase applications broken down by loan size tiers from 2018 to 2020.

MBA Chart of the Week: Loans in Forbearance as Share of Servicing Portfolio Volume
According to the latest edition of MBA’s Weekly Forbearance and Call Volume Survey, released last week, the share of loans in forbearance dropped to 6.87 percent of servicers’ portfolio volume as of September 20. The share was the lowest point since mid-April, and 168 basis points below a peak of 8.55 percent during the week ending June 7.

MBA Chart of the Week: Loans in Forbearance as Share of Servicing Portfolio Volume
According to the latest edition of MBA’s Weekly Forbearance and Call Volume Survey, released last week, the share of loans in forbearance dropped to 6.87 percent of servicers’ portfolio volume as of September 20. The share was the lowest point since mid-April, and 168 basis points below a peak of 8.55 percent during the week ending June 7.

MBA Chart of the Week: Rent Payments and COVID-19
On September 17, the Research Institute for Housing America, MBA’s think tank, released a special report on housing-related financial distress during the second quarter – the first three months of the pandemic in the U.S.

MBA Chart of the Week: Rent Payments and COVID-19
On September 17, the Research Institute for Housing America, MBA’s think tank, released a special report on housing-related financial distress during the second quarter – the first three months of the pandemic in the U.S.

MBA Chart of the Week: Retail E-Commerce/Retail Sales
Even before the onset of the pandemic, retail properties were under the microscope. Practitioners spoke about the United States being “over-retailed” compared to other countries, about a shift to experiential retail with a focus on services rather than goods, and about how the rise in e-commerce is a challenge to bricks-and-mortar.

MBA Chart of the Week: Retail E-Commerce/Retail Sales
Even before the onset of the pandemic, retail properties were under the microscope. Practitioners spoke about the United States being “over-retailed” compared to other countries, about a shift to experiential retail with a focus on services rather than goods, and about how the rise in e-commerce is a challenge to bricks-and-mortar.

MBA Chart of the Week: Commercial Chapter 11 Filings By Month
As the U.S. economy works its way through the current pandemic and recession, housing has been a clear bright spot in an otherwise dire time. This week’s chart highlights the “V” shaped recovery exhibited by various measures of housing health.