According to Zillow, there were 28.0% fewer new listings in April than a year ago.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has raised concerns about GSE pricing for third-party originations in a comment letter to FHFA as the agency undertakes changes to its enterprise regulatory capital framework.

There were roughly half a million fewer new listings in the first four months of this year than in the first four months of 2019, a year before the pandemic.

Much of Farmer Mac’s first-quarter growth came from its diversification into rural infrastructure.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development maintains a searchable list of approved condominium projects eligible for FHA condo loans.

The proposed change could impact about 10,500 properties within 100-year flood plains each year.

The volume of FHA loans securitized into Ginnie mortgage-backed securities grew 20.5% between March and April, to $18.39 billion. VA loan production sent to Ginnie increased at an even higher rate. (Includes two data charts.)

Remarks included concerns regarding the costs of complying with FHA’s proposed revision to minimum property standards for flood hazard exposure.

The success of the Section 203(k) program depends on reforms that would make it more accessible for borrowers and operationally feasible for lenders, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Community Home Lenders of America asked leaders of the congressional appropriations committees to fully fund FHA’s and Ginnie Mae’s fiscal 2024 budget requests for salaries and administrative expenses.