Inside Mortgage Finance, Mar. 4, 2022–John BancroftIssuance of single-family MBS often declines in February: It has the fewest business days, and the housing market is usually in a lull.https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/223965-the-winter-tally-agency-mbs-production-falls-sharply-in-february?v=preview
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REIT Earnings Rose 24.6% In 2021: Report
Benzinga, Mar. 4, 2022–Phil HallNareit reported nearly every commercial real estate sector experienced FFO growth between 2020 and 2021, with only the health care sector recording a full year’s FFO …
Why Some Owners Are Staying Put
The Housing Scene (UExpress), Mar. 4, 2022–Lew SichelmanNew affordability estimates show why so few houses are on the market: Owners who might want to sell may not be able to …
Philly Fed Report: Black Homeowners Face More Denials for Refinancing
Philadelphia Tribune, Mar. 3, 2022–Stephen WilliamsKristy Fercho, head of Wells Fargo Home Lending and Chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association, recently wrote an opinion piece for American Banker and National …
San Francisco Girds for Blow of Office Workers Never Returning
Bloomberg, Mar. 3, 2022–Romy VargheseThe tech hub is particularly vulnerable to a long-term shift to remote jobs. The San Francisco metro area has the lowest share of workers back at …
Neither Rate Volatility Nor War Has Stymied the MSR Market
HousingWire, Mar. 3, 2022–Bill ConroyDespite the global turmoil sparked by Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine and the volatility in interest rates that has followed, the mortgage servicing rights (MSR) market …
Opinion: GSEs’ Affordable Housing Goals Should Include Single-Family Rentals
National Mortgage News, March 2, 2022–Paul Manchester (subscription)The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 modified government-sponsored enterprise housing goals, which had been in effect since 1993, but in doing …
‘Lender Choice’ of Credit Scoring Urged at FHFA Hearing
National Mortgage News, Mar. 2, 2022–Andrew Martinez (subscription)Mortgage industry stakeholders Tuesday called on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to implement more competition in credit scoring models during the latest session …
Fannie’s and Freddie’s ‘Release’ Date? See You in 2037
Inside Mortgage Finance, Mar. 2, 2022–Paul MuoloIn roughly 15 years, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could amass enough capital to meet regulatory minimum requirements, paving the way for their release …
The Tea Leaves: Issuance of GSE MBS Falls to 23-Month Low
Inside Mortgage Finance, Mar. 1, 2022–John BancroftNew single-family mortgage business at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fell dramatically in February, according to a new analysis.https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/223918-the-tea-leaves-issuance-of-gse-mbs-falls-to-23-month-low?v=preview