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Interview: Andy Florance on Restoring Transparency and Putting Agents ‘Back in Front of America’

Above, a screenshot from one of Homes.com’s new ads featuring Dan Levy of “Schitt’s Creek” fame and SNL’s Heidi Gardner.  During one of America’s most enduring traditions, Super Bowl Sunday, Homes.com plans to make history, regardless of who takes home the championship trophy.  Through four commercials reaching some 113 million viewers, the rapidly ascending real…

Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Jumped 79% to New Record in the Fourth Quarter of 2021

New data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) indicates commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 79% higher in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to a year ago, and increased 44% from the third quarter of 2021. This is according to MBA’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations, which was released Monday at…

December New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Decreased 7.1%

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for December 2021 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 7.1% compared from a year ago. Compared to November 2021, applications decreased by 5%. This change does not include any adjustment for typical seasonal patterns. “Applications to buy a new home slowed in December,…

All Major Investor Groups Increased Holdings of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt in Q3

The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $64.8 billion (1.6%) in the third quarter of 2021, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding quarterly report. Total commercial/multifamily debt outstanding rose to $4.05 trillion at the end of the third quarter. Multifamily mortgage debt alone increased $26.6 billion (1.5%)…

MBA Introduces 2022 Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Council

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently announced the members of its 2022 Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Council. The Advisory Councils on affordable rental housing and affordable homeownership were formed in 2019 to provide important strategic and practical guidance to MBA’s CONVERGENCE Initiative, the association’s affordable housing effort. “This Council will guide our efforts in bringing…