Category: News and Trends

Commercial mortgage-backed securities lenders are shifting their attention–and their capital–to some alternative U.S. markets, reported Trepp, New York.

Real estate investment trust executives cited access to capital, competition for fully priced assets, possible tax reform and likely interest rate hikes as significant risks this year, reported BDO USA, Chicago.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 49,104 foreclosure prevention actions in the first quarter, bringing the total number of troubled homeowners helped since conservatorships to nearly 3.9 million.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., never wanted to know as much about housing finance as he does now.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–If the political atmosphere here in Washington seems a bit fractious, that’s because it is. But it doesn’t mean things are at a standstill.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., never wanted to know as much about housing finance as he does now.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–If the political atmosphere here in Washington seems a bit fractious, that’s because it is. But it doesn’t mean things are at a standstill.

Ahead of a series of votes scheduled today on several House bills addressing flood insurance, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter to members of the House Financial Services Committee expressing support for some measures but raising concern over others.

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said March mortgage delinquencies fell to the lowest rate in 10 years.

Fitch Ratings, New York, said mortgage exposure for U.S. life insurers continued a run of strong performance in 2016 driven by low credit impairments.