Michael Tucker

1 week ago | newslink.mba.org | Michael Tucker

(Illustrations courtesy of NAHB/Wells Fargo) Growing economic uncertainty stemming from tariff concerns and elevated building material costs kept builder sentiment in negative territory in April, despite a modest bump in confidence likely due to a slight retreat in mortgage interest rates in recent weeks.

1 week ago | newslink.mba.org | Michael Tucker

(Illustrations courtesy of Berkadia)Berkadia, Ambler, Pa., secured a $31.5 million bridge loan for sponsor Midtown Capital to complete The Astoria, a 149-unit apartment community in Salt Lake City, Utah. Located in the city’s Fairpark District, where a new Major League Baseball stadium is under consideration, the apartment community is slated for completion in the third quarter of 2025.

1 week ago | newslink.mba.org | Michael Tucker

(Illustration courtesy of Pixabay/pexels.com)LightBox, New York, reported its Commercial Real Estate Activity Index rose sharply in March to 104.4, the highest level since June 2022 and only the second triple-digit reading in nearly three years. The 4.7% month-over-month and 25.2% year-over-year gains point to growing momentum in the CRE sector.

1 week ago | newslink.mba.org | Michael Tucker

MBA NewsLink sat down with JLL’s Kent Cullins, who leads JLL’s Value & Risk Advisory Healthcare team, to discuss some of the major trends, opportunities and challenges he’s seeing in the sector. Third-party relationships have become a business necessity across the mortgage industry. They're also a potential minefield of regulatory scrutiny and cybersecurity threats, Ncontracts’ Rafael DeLeon writes.

1 week ago | newslink.mba.org | Michael Tucker

Mortgage Accounting Series webinar series is presented in collaboration with MBA Education and Mortgage Banking Solutions (MBS), a consulting firm servicing the residential mortgage lending industry. Join us as well delve into the fundamentals and complexities of mortgage accounting. The completion of this series will provide you with the information necessary to master this form of accounting.