Tishman Speyer has secured a $3.5 billion commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan to refinance Rockefeller Center. The loan is said to be the largest issuance ever for a single office asset – in this case, the 13-building, 7.3 million-square-foot campus in...
China announced a shift in its housing policy to allow homeowners to refinance their mortgages. The Wall Street Journal reported the People’s Bank of China, the nation’s central bank, will allow borrowers to negotiate with lenders to refinance their home loans using...
Homeowners seeking refinancing drove the increased volume of mortgage applications for the week ending Sept. 20, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased...
Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR), also known as Better.com, has rolled out its FHA Streamline Refinance program. According to the New York City-headquartered company, the product is designed to streamline the process for qualified borrowers...
A total of 1.62 million residential mortgages were issued during the second quarter, according to new data from ATTOM. This represents a 23.2% increase from the first quarter but a 1.6% drop from the second quarter of 2023. Purchase loan activity was up by 32.7%...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
