It’s been an ugly year for retail chain bankruptcies, which means investors in commercial MBS backed by such properties are continuing to feel queasy about some of the bonds they own.

Moody’s Investors Service erred in a number of its ratings of Freddie Mac’s structured multifam-ily MBS pass-through securities because it failed to take into account the guarantees provided by the government-sponsored enterprise on classes of its K-deals.

Meanwhile, Quicken owner Dan Gilbert recently broke ground on a new skyscraper in downtown Detroit, which will cost roughly $900 million.

The FHFA noted that divergence in prepayment rates could occur if the GSEs fail to align programs, policies, and practices…

Initial capitalization rates for new secondary market guarantors may not be as steep as some might think…

The statute requires the GSEs to serve three specific underserved markets: manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation, and rural housing by increasing secondary market liquidity...

Ginnie’s Dec. 7 memo to issuers outlines the new pooling changes, along with additional measures…

The agency MBS market continued to grow at a measured pace during the third quarter of 2017, with several key investor groups showing interest in the market, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis.

The three most notable aspects of Janet Yellen’s final press conference as the chair of the Federal Re-serve were the expected comments in support of the central bank’s 25 basis point rate increase, positive economic expectations of pending tax reform efforts, and confirmation the Fed is unlikely to provide much information about its balance sheet reduction going forward.

Issuance of single-family rental securities started in 2013 and hit $7.17 billion in 2015, according to Inside MBS & ABS. Industry analysts suggest that the relative boom in issuance is over due to a number of factors, including activity by the government-sponsored enterprises.