FHFA: 2021 GSE Conforming Loan Limits Increase to $548,250
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Nov. 24 announced a nearly $40,000 jump in maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages to be acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2021.
MBA: Upward Revisions to 2020, 2021 Mortgage Forecasts
The most volatile and unpredictable economy in a decade has produced the strongest housing market in more than a decade—and, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, it could get even stronger.
FHFA Holds 2021 Deemed-Issuance Ratio for UMBS at 60/40
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced the deemed-issuance ratio for the 2021 calendar year in accordance with Internal Revenue Service guidelines on trading of the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security will remain unchanged in 2021 at 60 percent Fannie Mae and 40 percent Freddie Mac.
CMBS Special Servicing Rate Slips; Issuance Could Bounce Back in 2021
Trepp, New York, reported the commercial mortgage-backed securities special servicing rate inched down in October after peaking in September.