Servicer refinance retention rose to 28% in the third quarter, according to a report from Intercontinental Exchange.

A soft rental market is holding back home sales to investors.

Sellers are unwilling to budge on price and buyers are waiting for better deals or a shift in market, prompting more delistings.

Home equity investment securitization deal sizes increased with issuance in November and activity is expected to remain elevated in 2026 thanks to strong demand from investors.

Conforming loan limits for mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will rise by 3.3% in 2026, the smallest increase since 2017.

Several large lenders are offering discounts and promotions to drum up business during a slow time of the year.

Achieve Loans started marketing a $271.2 million securitization of home equity lines of credit late last week.

Prepayments rose as more recent homebuyers opt to refinance their higher interest rate mortgage.

The Guild acquisition was valued at approximately $1.3 billion.

The $3.46 billion issuance is one of the largest-ever commercial MBS. The data center deal has 10 co-originators including Citi Real Estate Funding, which funded 15.00% of loans in the CMBS.