The GSEs’ new multifamily loan acquisitions came to just $82.7 billion in the first 10 months of the year. That was down 23.8% from the first 10 months of 2022.

It’s unclear whether loans that have gone into forbearance post-pandemic will be eligible for new repurchase alternatives.

Lenders have launched a variety of products to reduce downpayment costs for GSE-eligible borrowers.

The baseline loan limit for one-unit properties will be $766,550 next year. Home prices are projected to continue to rise in 2024 but the rate of growth is open to debate.

With the prospect of a Fannie Mae title insurance pilot apparently off the table, critics turn their focus to attorney opinion letters.

Faster, better analysis of credit data means Fannie Mae can reduce some of the barriers to homeownership in “missing middle” housing.

Even though machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence have made the mortgage industry much more efficient, experts are less optimistic it can reduce racial inequity in the system.

Lower benefits for credit losses and an adverse decision in court undercut slight increases in revenues for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Even as the geographic area of the FEMA-designated 100-year floodplain has expanded, the number of properties considered to be in the floodplain has declined.

The residential finance industry is hoping the Federal Reserve and/or the GSEs might come to the rescue by playing a role in driving down mortgage rates. How’s it looking, then? Not so good.