The Town Hall with MBA Leadership Webinar Returns June 18

Attend the next Town Hall with MBA Leadership on June 18 to hear recent news and commentary in both the residential and commercial/multifamily arenas from Pete Mills, MBA’s Senior Vice President of Residential Policy and Strategic Industry Engagement.

Servicing Quote of the Week

“Our data shows that the coastline is evolving, with the impacts of hurricanes extending not only further – both in cost and distance – but also on a more consistent basis.”
–Maiclaire Bolton-Smith, Vice President of Insurance Product Marketing at Cotality

ATTOM: U.S. Home Vacancy Rate Holds Steady

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report for Q2, showing that 1.4 million residential properties are vacant.

MISMO Releases AVM Confidence Score Standard

MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, announced it is seeking public comment through June 28, 2025, on the Automated Valuation Model Common Confidence Score Standard and Guidance.

ACES: Critical Defect Rate for Q4 2024 Drops

ACES Quality Management, Denver, saw the overall critical defect rate for Q4 2024 drop to 1.16%, the second lowest level since ACES began compiling the report.

ICE First Look: Foreclosure Activity Creeps Up

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Atlanta, released its First Look at April 2025 data, finding that the national delinquency rate is up to 3.22%–up 1 basis point from March and 13 basis points from April 2024.