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The unexpected rise in refinancings during the third quarter affected mortgage industry business results in a mostly positive fashion for the period.

The outlook for hotels and suburban offices is still questionable, but the prognosis for other property types in the securitized commercial real estate market remains fairly strong, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Abi Yanke is a member of the advanced tax staff in HCVT’s Park City, Utah office.

Ian Mackintosh is chair of the Corporate Reporting Dialogue. He was previously vice-chairman of the IASB and has over 30 years’ experience in national and international accounting standard-setting.

Facebook Inc. is following other tech titans like Microsoft Corp. and Google, pledging to use its deep pockets to ease the affordable housing shortage in West Coast cities.

The PSMC 2019-3 Trust is bringing $298.6 million in notes to the market, backed by residential mortgages rounded up by subsidiaries of American International Group.

Bryan Jacoutot is an attorney with Taylor English. He advises a wide variety of clients, from single-office startups to larger companies with a nationwide presence, in a wide range of employment laws at both the state and federal levels. Contact him at, bjacoutot@taylorenglish.com.

Interest rate swings during this past week resulted in a decline in both refinance and purchase mortgage applications compared with the previous period, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.