Starter-Home Sales Continue Upward Trend

National Mortgage Professional, Dec. 4, 2025-Lew SichelmanMore homes on the market generally means more sales, especially at the lower end of the price spectrum, where starter home sales jumped nearly …

Retailers Are Snatching Up Real Estate Again

The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 2, 2025-Kate KingRetail landlords are heading into next year on surprisingly solid footing, making the most of robust spending that has defied gloomy consumer sentiment …

RMBS Performance to Hold in 2026, but Cracks Are Forming

HousingWire, Dec. 3, 2025-Flávia Furlan NunesMoody’s Ratings analysts expect the performance of collateral in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) to remain largely solid in 2026, although some deterioration is anticipated.Click here …

Bipartisan Push To Boost Affordable Housing

National Mortgage Professional, Dec. 3, 2025Reps. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) and Ritchie Torres (D-NY) have introduced the bipartisan Housing Affordability Act (H.R. 6132), a measure drafted to amend the …

Subservicing Volume Increases During Third Quarter

Inside Mortgage Finance, Dec. 3, 2025-Paul MuoloAn estimated $4.16 trillion of servicing volume was with subservicers as of the end of September, up 2.0% from the end of June and …

Non-Agency Jumbo Lending, Share Decline in Third Quarter

Inside Mortgage Finance, December 2, 2025-Abby Zimmardi Jumbos accounted for 15.1% of total first-lien originations in the third quarter, down from a 15.8% share in the second quarter. Click here …

Commercial Real Estate Is Getting Too Cheap to Ignore

The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 2, 2025-Carol RyanPoor commercial real estate. Fewer investors want to touch it after being burned by falling property values in recent years. They have better …