For Fannie, the most obvious change was a major expansion of the EHFP’s target audience. In its initial plan, the enterprise had focused almost exclusively on Black homebuyers.
Financing restrictions imposed following the 2021 collapse of Champlain Towers in Surfside, FL, continue to make it difficult to finance or build new condos.
Using this tool, investors can determine the volume of MBS that is liquid and available to trade on the TBA market. The data can be sorted by cohort, vintage, date and category.
The regulator of the GSEs wants to know if there are ways it can help improve protections for the tenants of apartment buildings financed by Fannie and Freddie.
Private mortgage insurers gained market share in the agency purchase market during the first quarter, even as securitization of insured mortgages declined. (Includes two data charts.)
While there is potential in the alternative data space to promote fair housing outcomes, the new methods come with their own concurrent risks, according to industry experts.