Yearly Archives: 2019
2019 CREF Outlook Survey: Majority of Firms Expect Originations to Increase
Commercial and multifamily mortgage originators expect 2019 to be another strong year in lending activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) 2019 Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) Outlook Survey.
Lower Interest Rates Stabilize Builder Confidence
Buoyed by falling mortgage rates, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose two points to 58 in January on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Mortgage applications surge 13.5% as borrowers rush to take advantage of lower rates
Mortgage application volume rose 13.5 percent last week, compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. That is its highest level since February and came after a 23 percent jump
U.S. mortgage applications climb to 11-month high: MBA
The number of U.S. consumers who applied for loans to buy a home and to refinance one rose to an 11-month high last week, signaling that the recent drop in interest rates is reviving housing activity, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday.
US mortgage applications up as interest rates hold steady
Mortgage applications increased 13.5 percent in the week ended Friday – its highest level since February 2018, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday. On an unadjusted basis, the association’s Market Composite Index increased 45 percent
After butting heads with Trump administration, top HUD official departs agency
A top Department of Housing and Urban Development official is leaving the agency Thursday following disagreements with other members of the Trump administration over housing policy
U.S. Green Building Council and Second Nature Announce 2018 Winners of Higher Education Climate...
Second Nature, in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), announced that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Delta College are the recipients of the 2018 Climate Leadership Awards.
National Institute of Building Sciences Refreshes Brand
During the Opening Keynote Breakfast at Building Innovation 2019: The National Institute of Building Sciences Seventh Annual Conference and Expo, in Washington, D.C., the Institute revealed its refreshed logo and brand identity.
NAHB Study Shows Nearly 130,000 Households Priced Out of Housing Market with Each $1,000...
According to a recent study by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), a $1,000 increase in the cost of a median-priced newly-built home pushes 127,560 prospective buyers out of the market. In other words, based on their incomes, these households would be able to qualify for a mortgage to purchase the home before the price increase, but not afterward.
Repeat Buyer Requirement | Single Tenant Sunbelt Rentals, United Rentals
The Boulder Group is representing a repeat client looking to acquire a single tenant property entailing the following acquisition criteria:
The Boulder Group Arranges Sale Leaseback of Single Tenant Net Leased Maaco within the...
(Wilmette, IL- January 11, 2019) - The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net...
Former HUD secretary Julián Castro joins 2020 Democratic presidential field
Julián Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio and housing secretary in the Obama administration, on Saturday joined the increasingly crowded field of candidates for the 2020
Hanley Investment Group Arranges Sale of 9,000 SF Retail Property in Inland Southern California...
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a nationally recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, announced today that the firm has completed the sale of a 9,000-square-foot multi-tenant pad building in Fontana, California. The property, which is located adjacent to the Interstate-15 freeway on/off-ramp at Baseline Avenue, sold for the list price of $3,856,072.
Thousands Face Threat Of Eviction After HUD Contracts Expire Due To Shutdown
With the partial government shutdown on the verge of becoming the longest in U.S. history, many housing advocates fear thousands of low-income Americans are at risk of being evicted.
HUD is trying to help thousands of low-income renters amid shutdown
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is hoping to find roughly $15 million to renew 170 contracts with private building owners who rent to poor Americans.
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE (CAI) NOW ACCEPTING HOMEOWNER LEADER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
Community Associations Institute (CAI), the leading international authority in community association education, governance, and management, announced the opening period for scholarship applications to attend Community Now, CAI's 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition, May 15–18, in Orlando, Fla.
Norton Announces Senate Lands Package Includes Her Bill to Allow D.C. to Work with...
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that a federal lands package introduced by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) contains Norton’s bill that clarifies that the District of Columbia and the National Park Service (NPS)
Norton Thanks Chairman McGovern, Rules Committee Democrats for Rejecting Republican Anti-Home-Rule Amendments to D.C....
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that the House Rules Committee last evening at a markup defeated three anti-home-rule amendments that Norton had to fight hard to defeat before Democrats took the House majority. Norton thanked Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Committee Democrats for rejecting the amendments
$3 MILLION DONATION TO U.S. AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMES FROM ABROAD
The Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy in Ireland has made a sizeable donation to the largest affordable housing nonprofit in the U.S., Mercy Housing, Inc., to build opportunity for low-income families.
Alliance Statement On Daniel Simmons’ Confirmation To Lead DOE’s Energy Efficiency Programs Office
The Alliance to Save Energy released the following statement from President Jason Hartke on Thursday after the U.S. Senate on Wednesday evening confirmed Daniel Simmons to be DOE’s Assistant Secretary of Energy heading the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy:
