NOAA Sees Above-Normal Hurricane Season

Okay, all you holders of residential and commercial real estate along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico: brace yourself for another potential summer of sandbags and insurance claims.

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“Given the strength in market fundamentals and valuations for most property types, delinquency rates are at the lower end of their historical range for most major capital sources.”
–Jamie Woodwell, MBA Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research.

MBA: 1Q IMB Production Profits Decrease

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $223 on each loan they originated in the first quarter, a sharp drop from a reported gain of $1,099 per loan in the fourth quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Tuesday.