Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have vastly increased their holdings of mortgage-backed securities in recent months, which may have ripple effects that could help push mortgage rates lower. Since May, Fannie and... Read more »
Natural disasters drove mortgage delinquencies in November to their highest level in three years, according to a report by ICE. Industry experts advise closely monitoring the trend but note that the share... Read more »
A coalition of six organizations representing mortgage companies and borrowers has sent a letter to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), urging the extension of the current loss-mitigation waterfall to February 2026 while... Read more »
The National Association of Realtors (NAR)is pushing back against the antitrust lawsuit filed against it and other Realtor associations in Michigan by three industry professionals. On Friday, the defendants in the suit... Read more »
Compass has announced yet another addition to its team in Texas. Adrian Jacobs, a luxury agent who has sold more than $29 million in volume over the past year, has rejoined Compass’s... Read more »
Although California’s ambitious agenda to reduce fossil fuel use by transitioning the state from gas and diesel vehicles to electric ones promises important climate benefits, it also sets up a potential transportation... Read more »
As President Joe Biden prepared to give a speech on his administration’s housing priorities in Las Vegas on Tuesday, some members of the Arizona Legislature and housing advocates in the state were... Read more »
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced on Monday that it has raised lending limits for its Title I Manufactured Home Loan Program, a move designed to align the FHA with market forces... Read more »
Airbnb is back in the headlines in Los Angeles: Thousands of short-term rental hosts are breaking the law, and the city isn’t taking the problem seriously enough. If this sounds like a... Read more »
HomeEquity Bank, Canada’s leading reverse mortgage lender and a federally regulated bank, recently announced the hiring of former Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) news anchor Peter Mansbridge to serve as its strategic communications... Read more »