The MBA Mortgage Action Alliance this week issued a Call to Action, urging its members to contact their members of Congress in support of bipartisan, bicameral legislation designed to improve, expand, and create tax credit programs that increase affordable housing supply for renters, homeowners and buyers.
Category: News and Trends
Redfin: Home Relocation Near Record High
The share of Redfin.com users looking to move to a different metro area is near its record high as high rates and prices up the appeal of affordable places.
Trepp: Life Insurance Returns on Pace for Worst Performance to Date
Trepp, New York, released its third quarter returns report for its life insurance commercial mortgage index, reporting the 2022 year-to-date return is predicted to be the lowest since Trepp started collecting LifeComps data in 1996.
Nearly Half of Rental Units in Properties with Four or Fewer Units
Nearly 46 percent of U.S. rental housing units are in properties with one to four units, the Rental Housing Finance Survey from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
FHFA Raises 2023 GSE Conforming Loan Limits to $726,000
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Tuesday increased the conforming loan limit values for mortgages to be acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for one-unit properties to $726,200, an increase of 12.21 percent ($79,000) from $647,200 in 2022.
MBA Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo in Orlando Feb. 21-24
The Mortgage Bankers Associations Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo, Roadmap to Servicing Success, takes place Feb. 21-24 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando.
MBA Education Webinar Dec. 14: Ensuring HMDA Data Integrity and Common Reporting Issues
MBA Education holds a Webinar, Ensuring HMDA Data Integrity and Common Reporting Issues, on Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.
Make Your Voice Heard through MBA Mortgage Action Alliance
The MBA Mortgage Action Alliance is a voluntary, non-partisan and free nationwide grassroots lobbying network of real estate finance industry professionals, affiliated with the Mortgage Bankers Association.
MBA Education Workshop Feb. 13: Fundamentals of Mortgage Banking for Servicing Professionals
MBA Education presents a one-day Workshop, Fundamentals of Mortgage Banking for Servicing Professionals, on Monday, Feb. 13 from 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET.
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“Conditions that pushed delinquency rates to these near-record lows have been shifting. We expect to see some stress work its way back into some loans. Very slight increases during the third quarter in the delinquency rates of life company and Freddie Mac loans may signal the beginning of these trends.”
–Jamie Woodwell, MBA Head of Commercial Real Estate Research.