What the Twin Cities Tell Us About Fixing the Housing Crisis

Wall Street Journal, Dec. 15, 2025-Rebecca Picciotto St. Paul enacted rent controls, and housing construction plummeted. Next-door Minneapolis generated a downtown boom without regulating rent. Click here for more (subscription)

Why Housing Affordability Will Improve in 2026

HousingWire, Dec. 12, 2025-Mike SimonsenThe U.S. housing market is entering a new era. After four years of slow sales, rising prices and relentless affordability challenges, we’re finally seeing conditions shift …

Ginnie Mae Aligns Liquidation Reporting With GSEs

National Mortgage News, Dec. 12, 2025-Spencer LeeGinnie Mae announced its plans to change liquidation reporting requirements in a move that aligns its policies more closely with the government-sponsored enterprises and …

Agency Jumbo Volume Holds Steady in Third Quarter

Inside Mortgage Finance, December 12, 2025-Brandon Ivey Securitization of high-balance mortgages in the agency market chugged along during the third quarter of 2025 with $13.26 billion in volume, according to …

Fannie Expands ARM and Renovation Lending

National Mortgage News, Dec. 12, 2025-Bonnie SinnockThe government-sponsored enterprise removed a limit on adjustable-rate mortgages, and added flexibilities for repair, manufactured home and ADU financing.Click here for more (subscription)

What Third Federal Interest Rate Cut Means for Your Mortgage

Newsweek, Dec. 11, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroThe Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday, as it was widely expected to, lowering borrowing costs for the third time since …