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MBA Opens Doors Foundation Reports Helping More Than 20,000 Families in 15 Years

MBA Opens Doors Foundation Reports Helping More Than 20,000 Families in 15 Years

by Phil Hall | Jun 19, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Opens Doors Foundation announced that it has provided mortgage and rental payment assistance to 20,000 families since its founding in 2011. Opens Doors provides housing relief grants of up to $2,000 a month to families with...
Q1 Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Increased by $26.3 Billion

Q1 Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Increased by $26.3 Billion

by Phil Hall | Jun 19, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

First quarter commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $26.3 billion (0.5%) from the previous quarter to reach a total of $5.02 trillion, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Multifamily mortgage debt alone increased $23 billion...
New Home Purchase Activity Slowed in May

New Home Purchase Activity Slowed in May

by Phil Hall | Jun 18, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage applications for new home purchases in May were down by 3% from the prior month, but they were also up by 3.8% from one year earlier. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, new single-family home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of...
Mortgage Application Activity Down by Nearly 4%

Mortgage Application Activity Down by Nearly 4%

by Phil Hall | Jun 17, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage application activity slowed during the week ending June 12, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 3.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from...
Jeffrey Weidell Named 2027 Vice Chairman for the Mortgage Bankers Association

Jeffrey Weidell Named 2027 Vice Chairman for the Mortgage Bankers Association

by Phil Hall | Jun 11, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that Jeffrey Weidell, CEO of Northmarq, has been nominated to serve as vice chairman for the 2027 membership year. Weidell will be installed at MBA’s 113th Annual Convention and Expo in Chicago this October. Per MBA’s...
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