Tag: Washington DC
Ginnie Mae MBS outstanding increases to $1.942 trillion
Ginnie Mae today announced that issuance of its mortgage back securities (MBS) totaled $30.31 billion in March. A breakdown of March's issuance includes $28.659 billion...
Mortgage Bankers close record $530 billion in commercial/multifamily originations in 2017
Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers closed a record $530.1 billion of loans in 2017, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 2017 Commercial Real...
The NHP Foundation appoints Glynna Christian trustee Orrick Global Technology Transactions co-head joins organization
The NHP Foundation (NHPF) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Glynna Christian to the NHPF Board of Trustees. As Co-Head of the Global Technology Transactions...
Gender and generational differences drive increased late bill payment and debt collection activity
In celebration of Financial Literacy Month, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) has released its 11th annual Consumer Financial Literacy Survey. This year’s...
NAHB study shows steady gains in construction employment, but levels remain below peak
A new construction employment analysis from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows that 9.8 million people worked in construction in 2016, and more than...
Millennials leading the growth of new home buyers
As the housing industry celebrates New Homes Month in April, recent data from the Census Bureau confirms that millennials are increasingly entering the housing market as...
HUD commemorates Fair Housing month and 50 years of the Fair Housing Act
Nearly 50 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and fair housing became law. In signing the landmark measure,...
Apartment industry statement on the passage of the Omnibus Spending Bill
Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) on passage of the Omnibus Spending Bill. “The National Multifamily Housing Council and...
February new home sales flat after upward revisions to prior months
Sales of newly built, single-family homes remained virtually unchanged, inching down 0.6 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 618,000 units after upward...
Voxel Worlds developing virtual reality and holograms for real estate developers
Technology company Voxel Worlds has signed a strategic partnership with Kadida Development Group (KDG), a boutique real estate developer based in the DC area. Voxel Worlds will provide...
Budget accord misses the mark on affordable housing
Randy Noel, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from LaPlace, La., today issued the following statement on the...
New NAHB resource shows professionals how to build a successful social media marketing plan
Social media has become increasingly important to businesses as a marketing and sales tool, however with the plethora of social media sites now available...
UIP opens 100-unit renovated apartment community in former Washington, DC WAMU HQ
Urban Investment Partners (UIP) of Washington DC has unveiled Frequency Apartments, a 100-unit luxury apartment community located in a former northwest Washington, DC office...
Multifamily drop pushes total housing starts down as single-family makes gains
A decline in multifamily starts pushed overall housing production down 7.0 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.24 million units,...
Regulatory horror story highlights need to reform permitting process
Illustrating how the federal regulatory system has run amok and the need for Congress to pass legislation to fix a broken permitting process, a...
