“Vacant and zombie homes can hurt the value of surrounding properties and start a negative spiral in a local housing market. While we’ve seen the rate of zombie homes tick up a tiny bit this quarter, the overall rate of vacant homes and homes in the foreclosure process has remained remarkably steady.” --Rob Barber, CEO of ATTOM

This Chart of the Week focuses on trends in mortgage industry employment and appropriately coincides with Labor Day and MBA’s upcoming Human Resources Symposium. In this chart, we focus on three different measurements of mortgage employment from three different sources. 

MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, is seeking public comment on the new Version 3.6.2 MISMO Reference Model, which includes new data points, containers, and enumerations to support MISMO work products and broader mortgage industry needs. The public comment period will remain open through Sept. 27, 2025.