MPA, March 30, 2026-Liezel OnceUnited States Treasury yields edged lower on Monday as investors shifted toward safety ahead of a dense slate of jobs data. The move offers a brief …
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Japan Is Placing a Multibillion-Dollar Bet on the U.S. Housing Market
The Wall Street Journal, March 30, 2026-Rebecca PicciottoFor more than a decade, Japanese home builders have been tiptoeing into the U.S. housing market with small, discreet acquisitions of private American …
Fannie, Freddie Portfolios Surge to Multiyear High
National Mortgage News, March 28, 2026-Bonnie SinnockFannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s total retained portfolios hit a new multiyear high last month, and March’s numbers could be even higher amid reports …
Trump Administration Reignites Effort to Sell Federal Properties
The Washington Post, March 27, 2026-Jonathan Edwards and Olivia GeorgeThe administration sold a massive federal building in the heart of downtown Washington, the start of a renewed effort to dump …
Markets Lean Toward Fed Hike as Energy Shock Stirs Inflation Fears
MPA, March 27, 2026-Liezel OnceFutures traders have started to bet that the Federal Reserve’s next move could be a rate increase, not a cut, as investors wrestled with resurgent inflation …
Freddie Mac’s Former Chief Charts Path to GSE Capital Reform
National Mortgage News, March 27, 2026-Bonnie SinnockThe government-sponsored enterprises appear increasingly likely to face a lengthy capital reform process, but the former Freddie Mac CEO Donald Layton said he sees …
Laura Hopkins Steps Into a Bigger Role With a Bigger Vision for Women at MBA
Scotsman Guide, March 20, 2026-Eric SouzaA new chapter begins for mPower, along with a call for feedback from women in the mortgage industry, as Laura Hopkins assumes an mPower leadership …
More Rules Coming for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Condo Approvals
Orange County Register, March 26, 2026-Jeff LazersonThe Federal Housing Finance Agency last week announced several rules for condo associations looking to remain eligible for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac financingClick …
Builders are Betting on a Bevy of New Ultra-Luxe Condos in West Palm Beach
New York Post, March 26, 2026-Oshrat CarmielIn West Palm Beach’s condo market, what qualifies as “luxury” today bears little resemblance to the pre-pandemic era. In the third quarter of 2020, …
Regional Markets Back Demand Resilience as Rate Pressure Builds
HousingWire, March 25, 2026-Rachel BaderRegional market data is reinforcing the same story playing out nationally: Housing demand is holding up across major metros, even as mortgage rates move closer to …