Nonconforming mortgage originations in the correspondent channel increased from the second to the third quarter.

KBRA forecasts that non-agency securitizations of HELOCs and CES loans will increase next year.

An estimated $60.00 billion of ARMs were originated in the third quarter, a 1.7% increase from the previous three-month period.

A lack of housing supply should help real estate investors in 2025.

Redfin said home prices have risen for three straight months.

Oaktree decided to focus on non-agency products to provide correspondents with loans they may not already have in their toolbox.

Bank of America remained the top originator of home equity loans in the third quarter.

Lenders supported the regulator’s decision to lower some of the goals from the 2022-2024 rule.

Because Fannie’s book of business is by far the larger, it’s more impacted by the stability capital buffer than Freddie.

Jon Jaffe, co-CEO and president of Lennar, noted that the firm took steps during the previous Trump administration to reduce the impact of tariffs.