Vol. 76 Nbr. 4, January 2016

Index

• The rate hike.
• House bill urges GSEs to accept new credit scores.
• Origination profits down in third quarter.
• Credit tightness index: (Nov. 2013-Nov. 2015).
• GSE loan limits rise in 39 high-cost areas.
• Business barometer.
• Foreclosure inventory lowest in eight years.
• Pro Teck's forecast shows all top-10 housing markets in the West.
• Mortgage applications for buying new homes dip in November.
• Cash share of home sales hits seven-year low.
• Midwest home prices outperform in third quarter.
• USAA investing in cutting-edge origination technology.
• Black Knight rolls out ASP-hosted LOS option.
• Data center site selection offers significant savings.
• NYC property values reach peak.
• Apartment starts tumble.
• Homes 4 Rent, American Residential Properties in $1.5 billion merger.
• Houston CRE performance diverges by sector.
• Federal Reserve: CRE construction, leasing strengthen.
• False alarm.
• Lender's proprietary tech brings TRID success.
• Calendar.
• Authors: upclose.
• Amherst Capital Management LLC.
• CapitalSource's Real Estate Lending Group.
• CBRE Group Inc.
• Charles H. Noski has been elected chair of the Board of Trustees and Charles M. Allen, Christine M. Cumming, Eugene Flood Jr., Kenneth B. Robinson and Diane M. Rubin have been named trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) in Norwalk, Connecticut.
• Fort Worth-University.
• MVB Financial Corporation.
• NewDay USA.
• Ranieri Strategies LLC.
• Valuation Partners.
• Walter Investment Management Corporation.
• Jeannie Bolger and Michael Freeman have been named senior loan officers serving the Phoenix area for Madison, Wisconsin- and Plano, Texas-based Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation.
• Kevin Budde has been named senior vice president of production, West Division; and Tom Fiddler has been named senior vice president of production, East Division, for Scottsdale, Arizona-based imortgage.
• Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation.
• Mortgage Network Inc.
• Remembrance.
• Vesta Marks has been named portfolio manager for Palmer Square Capital in Mission Woods, Kansas.
• Miles to go.
• Weather eye.
• The student-housing niche: the student-housing sector is a growth market worth studying by more lenders.
• What, me worry? Two metropolises tied to the sea strive to stay afloat in the face of rising water levels.
• Office optimism.
• How technology is transforming appraisals: lenders have come a long way in how they order and obtain appraisals for commercial real estate.
• The three C's for 2016.
• Happy do year!(THE BRIEFING)
• The mortgage market: five drivers of a healthy 2016.
• Inside the mind of a top producer--Tom O'Keefe.
• What the appraisal industry can look forward to in 2016.
• Price watch.
• The closing table.
• Lending trends.
• Home-price spotlight.
• The fraud file.
• The appraisal accuracy index.
• Home-equity highlights.
• Marketrac[R].
• Month in review.
• Housing activity.
• Key economic indicators and interest rates.