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

The non-agency product has gone from a niche offering to mainstream, with Rocket becoming the latest prominent lender to offer DSCR loans.

Thom Malone, principal economist at Cotality, said in a report that investors are waiting until a home has been sitting on the market so they can negotiate a lower price.

Uncertainty on the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has caused some lenders to deliver their agency-eligible production to the non-agency secondary market.

Redfin said home prices have risen for three straight months.

Georgia-based investment property lender has announced a new type of securitization backed by deferred-pay RTLs.

Investors are having to get more creative to turn a profit, according to a new report from Redfin.

Industry watchers said potential changes at the GSEs under the new Trump administration could lead to challenges for the secondary market.

Non-agency MBS issuance picked up prior to the election then paused for about a week. Redwood ended the lull.

Improved execution is prompting some issuers to stock non-agency MBS with agency-eligible investment property loans.