https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/rss en-us bivey@imfpubs.com “I understand how the Department of Housing and Urban Development and FHA operate behind the scenes, how decisions are made, and what it takes to successfully close complex financing transactions from both sides of the table,” Frank Cassidy wrote on Linkedin. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237923 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:57:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237923-cassidy-returns-to-walker-and-dunlop-after-fha-stint bivey@imfpubs.com Home prices increased by 0.1% on a monthly, seasonally-adjusted basis, according to Redfin. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237021 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237021-short-takes-home-prices-appreciation-slows-tech-investor-buy-lender-first-lien-heloc-securitization-zions-bank-to-acquire-multifamily-unit bivey@imfpubs.com Rithm Property Trust is looking to acquire an agency multifamily loan originator or servicer. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236687 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:57:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236687-rithms-commercial-loan-reit-eyes-lender-acquisition bivey@imfpubs.com Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be subject to $88.0 million caps on their multifamily funding volume in 2026. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236021 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:56:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/236021-fhfa-increases-gse-multifamily-caps-for-2026 jbancroft@imfpubs.com Some $11.98 billion of office-property financing was securitized in the first quarter, more than six times the volume in 4Q24. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234311 Tue, 20 May 2025 12:03:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/234311-cmbs jdohnert@imfpubs.com NYMT has restructured its portfolio over the past two years to stop lending for multifamily properties and minimize funding of ground-up construction projects. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/233536 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:59:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/233536-nymt-reports-losses-in-4q-amid-portfolio-restructuring bivey@imfpubs.com The share of mortgages in forbearance increased from 0.34% as of the end of September to 0.47% at the end of October, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232721 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:55:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232721-short-takes-forbearance-rate-increases-home-price-appreciation-stalls-fhfa-increases-gses-multifamily-cap-slightly-scott-calls-for-halt-on-rulemaking-guidance jbancroft@imfpubs.com Some $30.44 billion of multifamily loans went into commercial MBS issuance in the third quarter, a 46.1% increase from the second quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232618 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:56:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/232618-multifamily-loans-drive-up-commercial-mbs-issuance bivey@imfpubs.com Home prices increased by 0.2% on a monthly basis in July, according to Redfin. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/231890 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/231890-short-takes-low-home-sales-gradual-price-increases-wells-to-sell-part-of-commercial-servicing-business-forbearance-levels-increase-betters-stock-split bivey@imfpubs.com With the new securitization, Rocket's non-agency issuance of closed-end second liens will hit $2.19 billion for the year. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/231561 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/231561-short-takes-another-ces-securitization-from-rocket-hud-plans-changes-to-loan-sale-program-fhfa-sets-protections-for-renters-outlook-for-cornerstone-servicer-rating-turns-positive bivey@imfpubs.com “There have been just two months in the past decade with fewer home sales [than in May 2024]: October 2023, when mortgage rates jumped to a 23-year high, and May 2020, when the onset of the pandemic brought the housing market to a halt and home sales to a record low,” Redfin said. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/231315 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/231315-short-takes-home-sales-weak-in-may-new-jumbo-mbs-from-redwood-saluda-grade-expands-into-commercial-market jbancroft@imfpubs.com A big part of the gain in issuance came from deals backed by industrial properties... http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230997 Mon, 13 May 2024 12:42:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230997-non-agency-cmbs-surges-in-1q-but-agency-mf-lags bivey@imfpubs.com Fitch said issues with commercial loans could prompt the failure of “a moderate number of predominantly smaller banks.” http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230633 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:57:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230633-fitch-warns-of-global-contagion-from-commercial-loans bivey@imfpubs.com Retail properties accounted for 68.5% of total losses... http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230567 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:22:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230567-conduit-cmbs-losses-lowest-since-2009-not-a-typo jdohnert@imfpubs.com A decrease in competition from banks is helping Velocity Financial with business purpose loans. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230425 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:56:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230425-velocity-posts-record-earnings-in-4q bivey@imfpubs.com NYCB’s fourth-quarter results went from a $252 million net loss as reported Jan. 31 to a $2.71 billion loss. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230364 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:56:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230364-nycb-revises-4q-financials-ceo-resigns bivey@imfpubs.com NewRez received a "star" rating from Fannie Mae for general servicing, solution delivery and timeline management. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230190 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:55:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230190-short-takes-newrez-stands-out-among-servicers-ces-securitizations-mba-warns-on-rent-control-multifamily-property-insurance-symposium bivey@imfpubs.com NYCB recently took unexpected losses on its commercial lending and passed an asset threshold that prompts increased scrutiny by federal regulators. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230138 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:57:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230138-nycb-makes-fresh-disclosure-to-tout-ample-liquidity jbancroft@imfpubs.com One positive: Financing for retail properties and hotels actually saw gains in the fourth quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230115 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 12:59:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/230115-a-feeble-4q23-sends-cmbs-issuance-to-an-11-year-low bivey@imfpubs.com Lower interest rates didn't translate into higher home sales in November. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/229821 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:55:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/229821-short-takes-pending-home-sales-level-home-prices-climb-commercial-mbs-delinquencies-decline dhollier@imfpubs.com Players in the commercial MBS market now have a better understanding about which assets are performing and which aren’t, according to Lisa Pendergast, executive director of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/229610 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:56:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/229610-signs-of-stability-in-commercial-mbs-market jdohnert@imfpubs.com Freddie Mac Multifamily hires; SpringEQ acquired by Cerberus Capital Management; NexTier Merges with Mars Bancorp; CoreLogic reports record low mortgage delinquencies. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/228795 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/228795-short-takes-freddie-mac-multifamily-makes-new-hire-spring-eq-acquires-cerberus-capital-nextier-merges-with-mars-bancorp-mortgage-delinquencies-at-historic-lows jbancroft@imfpubs.com Securitization of industrial property loans more than doubled on a quarterly basis... http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/228692 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:49:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/228692-a-nice-2q23-rebound-for-commercial-mbs bivey@imfpubs.com FHA is making moves on multifamily loans... http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/228238 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/228238-short-takes-fha-updates-multifamily-loan-limit-minority-borrowers-recovering-after-forbearance-hpa-outpacing-wage-growth-home-price-outlook bivey@imfpubs.com Western Asset Mortgage Capital's investments in residential assets will be sold off, with the capital going toward commercial assets. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/228217 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/228217-western-assets-reit-to-merge-with-terra-property-trust bivey@imfpubs.com NCRC applauded the CFPB's decision to appeal a ruling in a redlining case. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/227433 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/227433-short-takes-cfpb-appeals-townstone-case-fdic-to-sell-signatures-loans-synthetic-libor-planned jbancroft@imfpubs.com Lodging was the only major property type to get traction in the fourth quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/226978 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:05:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/226978-non-agency-cmbs-tanks-in-4q22-agency-multifamily-edges-up jbancroft@imfpubs.com Another way to view it: 2022 was the seventh-highest annual output ever... http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/226671 Fri, 06 Jan 2023 12:59:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/226671-new-securitization-sputters-in-final-quarter-of-2022 smanas@imfpubs.com Now, and for the foreseeable future, capital will remain costlier and less available... http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/226632 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/226632-a-tough-road-ahead-for-certain-cmbs-maturities pmuolo@imfpubs.com BTIG believes the "near-term opportunity" favors more of a valuation recovery story for the mortgage stocks it covers... http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/226423 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:58:00 -0500 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/226423-nonbanks-raised-4b-of-capital-in-2022-as-for-next-year