Redwood Trust’s profits declined from the first to the second quarter, while loan locks and funding reached new highs.

Investors are increasingly turning to the mortgage market to fund their home purchases rather than paying all cash.

The product allows for debt service coverage ratio below 0.75, while many DSCR lenders require a ratio of at least 1.0.

Servicers must adjust their thinking on delinquencies, reserves and collections when the borrower is an investor rather than an occupant.

Investor purchases of single-family rentals are on the rise, with many of the new rentals being owned by smaller independent investors.

Three prime non-agency MBS hit the market this week, largely with loans that were eligible for sale to the GSEs. Two expanded-credit deals also started marketing.

Non-agency MBS issuance more than doubled on a sequential basis in the first quarter of 2024, with jumbo mortgages making up the majority of loans in the deals. (Includes three data tables.)

The investor share of home purchases hit an all-time high in December.

The last-minute decision by the Trump administration to reduce GSE purchases of speculative and riskier loans had some unintended consequences.

The A&D mortgage shelf plans to issue six expanded-credit MBS this year.